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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

In re:

THE FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND 

MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO,

as representative of

THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., 

Debtors.1

PROMESA

Title III

No. 17-BK-3283-LTS

(Jointly Administered)

NOTICE OF REMOVAL OF CERTAIN CLAIMS FROM ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE 

RESOLUTION AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS RECONCILIATION

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 The Debtors in these Title III Cases, along with each Debtor’s respective Title III case number and the last four (4) 

digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, as applicable, are the (i) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the 

“Commonwealth”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3283-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3481); (ii) Puerto Rico

Sales Tax Financing Corporation (“COFINA”) (BankruptcyCase No. 17-BK-3284-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax

ID: 8474); (iii) Puerto Rico Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3567-LTS) 

(Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3808); (iv) Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth

of Puerto Rico (“ERS”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17-BK-3566-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax ID: 9686); (v) Puerto 

Rico Electric Power Authority (“PREPA”) (Bankruptcy Case No. 17- BK-4780-LTS) (Last Four Digits of Federal Tax 

ID: 3747); and (vi) Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA”) (Bankruptcy Case No.19-BK-5523-LTS) (Last Four 

Digits of Federal Tax ID: 3801) (Title III case numbers are listed as Bankruptcy Case numbers due to software limitations).

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To the Honorable United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain: 

1. On April 1, 2020, this Court entered the Order (A) Authorizing Alternative Dispute 

Resolution Procedures, (B) Approving Additional Form of Notice, and (C) Granting Related Relief

[ECF No. 12576] (the “ADR Order”). On December 20, 2022, this Court entered the Order Granting 

Motion of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico to Amend Alternative 

Dispute Resolution Procedures [ECF No. 23113] (the “Amended ADR Order”). The Amended ADR 

Order authorizes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), the Puerto Rico 

Highways and Transportation Authority (“HTA”), the Employees Retirement System of the 

Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“ERS”), the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority 

(“PREPA”), and the Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority (“PBA,” and together with the 

Commonwealth, HTA, ERS, and PREPA, the “Debtors”) to resolve general unsecured claims using 

the procedures approved by the court in the Amended ADR Order [ECF No. 23113-1] (the “ADR 

Procedures”).

2. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Amended ADR Order, the 

Debtors have filed thirty notices transferring claims (collectively, the “ADR Designated Claims”) into 

the ADR Procedures (as defined in the Amended ADR Order), and have transferred approximately 

1,500 claims into the ADR Procedures. 

3. On March 12, 2020, the Court entered the Order (A) Authorizing Administrative 

Reconciliation of Claims, (B) Approving Additional Form of Notice, and (C) Granting Related Relief

[ECF No. 12274] (the “ACR Order”), authorizing the Debtors to resolve certain Pension/Retiree 

Claims, Tax Refund Claims, Public Employee Claims, and Grievance Claims (each as defined in the 

ACR Order) utilizing the Debtors’ existing administrative reconciliation processes (the “ACR 

Procedures”).

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4. In accordance with the terms and conditions of the ACR Order, the Debtors have 

filed thirty-one notices transferring claims into the ACR Procedures (as defined in the ACR Order), 

and have transferred approximately 45,317 claims (collectively, the “ACR Designated Claims”), into 

the ACR Procedures. The ACR Designated Claims will be resolved utilizing the Pension/Retiree 

Procedures, the Tax Refund Procedures, the Public Employee Procedures, and/or the Grievance 

Procedures (each as defined in the ACR Order), as set forth in the ACR Transfer Notices. 

5. In light of information received from the claimants following the transfer of claims, 

the Debtors have determined that certain ADR Designated Claims and ACR Designated Claims will 

be most efficiently resolved via omnibus objections. Accordingly, the Debtors hereby remove from 

the ADR Procedures the claims identified on Exhibit A hereto, and remove from the ACR Procedures 

the claims identified on Exhibit B hereto. 

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Dated: July 14, 2023 Respectfully submitted, 

San Juan, Puerto Rico

/s/ Hermann D. Bauer 

Hermann D. Bauer 

USDC No. 215205 

Carla García Benítez 

USDC No. 203708 

O’NEILL & BORGES LLC

250 Muñoz Rivera Ave., Suite 800 

San Juan, PR 00918-1813 

Tel: (787) 764-8181 

Fax: (787) 753-8944 

Attorneys for the Financial Oversight and 

Management Board for Puerto Rico, as 

representative for the Commonwealth, HTA, 

ERS, PREPA, and PBA

/s/ Brian S. Rosen 

Martin J. Bienenstock (pro hac vice) 

Brian S. Rosen (pro hac vice) 

PROSKAUER ROSE LLP

Eleven Times Square 

New York, NY 10036 

Tel: (212) 969-3000 

Fax: (212) 969-2900 

Co-Attorneys for the Financial Oversight 

and Management Board for the Puerto Rico, 

as representative for the Commonwealth, 

HTA, ERS, PREPA, and PBA

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EXHIBIT A 

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Exhibit A

Claim Claimant Debtor

30714 ACEVEDO CORTES, 

VIRGINIA

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

52082 MELÉNDEZ NEGRÓN, 

MARIBEL Y.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

8005 WANDA RODRÍGUEZ 

LAUREANO Y OTROS

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

115203 LOPEZ MATOS, MARIA E. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

113392 FELICIANO MEDINA, 

MIGUEL

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

40756 MENDOZA GODOY, YANETT 

DEL CARMEN

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

43118 MALDONADO MARTINEZ, 

VÍCTOR

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

50704 MEDINA TORRES, BRENDA I. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

56605 MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ, 

BLANCA I.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

130316 COLON NEGRON, CARLOTA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

60026 RAMIREZ ALAMEDA, 

ISRAEL

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

167538 TORRES QUIRINDONG, 

MILDRED

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

39733 PAZ OTERO, ADY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

96621 COLON TORRES, TAMARA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

149674 RODRIGUEZ MADERA, 

EUNILDA

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

12748 RAMOS CAMACHO, DINORIS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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Claim Claimant Debtor

23186 ALBIZU MERCED, ANTONIA 

M 

Employees Retirement System of the 

Government of the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico

25183 RUIZ RIVERA, ROSA I Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

65121 RAMÍREZ ALAMEDA, 

ISRAEL

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

100864 O'NEILL OYOLA, LEIDA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

104303 CORREA FRANCESHINI, 

LISSIE L

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

111251 FIGUEROA FIGUEROA, JOSE Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

62656 VILLEGAS FALU, EDNA M. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

100878 DIAZ GONZALEZ, ILIA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

93046 MERCADO, MARIA M Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

47848 TORO SANTOS, JENNY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

40570 CARABALLO CARABALL, 

RAMON L

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

34467 GARCIA PACHECO, 

LEONALDO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

30208 LOPEZ LIBOY, NELSON Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

114294 VARGAS ACOSTA, PABLO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

34470 ALVAREZ GALARZA, JOSE A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

39398 BETANCOURT 

CASTELLANO, JOSE A.

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

36398 CRUZ MORALES, JUAN 

MANUEL

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

30222 FANTAUZZI RAMOS, 

DOMINGO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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Claim Claimant Debtor

29836 GARCIA SERRANO, LUIS A. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

26996 MORALES PAGAN, 

BENJAMIN

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

31812 ORTA VAZQUEZ, HENRY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

27622 ORTIZ MATEO, ARNALDO L Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

26995 OSORIO CEPEDA, JAIME 

LUIS

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

34471 REYES COLON, FRANCISCO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

31807 RODRIQUEZ RODRIQUEZ, 

ROBERTO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

28660 RUIZ DELGADO, PEDRO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

28904 SANTIAGO OTERO, 

CARMELO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

29773 SANTIAGO VARGAS, 

ANTONIO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

81555 VAZQUEZ FONTAN, 

RAINIERO

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

21167 VAZQUEZ PEREZ, LUIS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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EXHIBIT B 

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Exhibit B

Claim Claimant Debtor

30132 DIAZ ORTIZ, ANGEL L Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

26104 CHAPARRO VILLANUE, SANDRA I Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

163463-1 CEPEDA RODRIGUEZ, CARMEN R. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

144085 RENTAS VARGAS, EDGARDO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

148952 RENTAS VARGAS, ORLANDO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

149039 RIVERA DOMINGUEZ, OSVALDO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

9814 CARDOZA MARTINEZ, JOSE Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

12500 SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, MADELINE Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

13320 GARCIA MORALES, VICTOR R Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

15457 SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, YANIRA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

30999 ALICEA VIROLA, VANESSA Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

31247 DURAN CABAN, PALACIN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

43253 CRESPO PEREZ, EFRAIN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

47314 ARZOLA CARABALLO, LUIS E. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

47951 PAGAN RIOS, JUAN CARLOS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

51351 SANTOS RODRIGUEZ, JOSE A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

63939 SANTANA VARGAS, JOHNNY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

67776 RODRIGUEZ MORALES , RIESNER 

GREGORIO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

70166 MONTALVO VELEZ, DANILO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

71441 FIGUEROA TORRES, ALEXIS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

77753 PEREZ CRUZ, ALVIN F. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

77871 ROCHE RODRIGUEZ, LUIS F Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

78717 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, JOSE R Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

81414 MORALES CORDERO, ROBERTO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

83253 NAZARIO TORRES, WILSON Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

88777 MEDINA SANTIAGO, JOSE OGADEN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

91396 GONZALEZ QUIRINDONGO, EFRAIN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

93751 MARTINEZ TORRES, JOSE MARTIN Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

95671 TORRES VEGA, JOSE D Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

97237 SANTIAGO CAVONI, RAFAEL Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

98524 NAZARIO AVILES, LUIS Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

113021 GONZALEZ GONZALEZ, NORBERTO Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

113044 MALDONADO MARTINEZ, NESTOR C Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

140849 RAMIREZ-ALVAREZ, LYDIA C. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

145635 PEREZ JIMENEZ, LUIS DANIEL Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

157737 TORRES GUADALUPE, JOSE L. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

161810 VEGA SERRANO, JOSE A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

161861 VELEZ CRUZ, DAISY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

77734 BATIZ RODRIGUEZ, ANGEL M. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

64240 ROMERO GARCIA, MERCEDES Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

118002 MIRANDA RODRIGUEZ, ROSA NELLY Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

7490 RIVERA CLEMENTE, FELIX Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

17075 ARVELO PLUMEY, ALMA M Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

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