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Nature of Suit Code: 422
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Appeals Rule 28 USC 158
Cause of Action: 11:101 Bankruptcy

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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Stephen Karotkin (pro hac vice) 

(stephen.karotkin@weil.com) 

Ray C. Schrock, P.C. (pro hac vice) 

(ray.schrock@weil.com) 

Jessica Liou (pro hac vice) 

(jessica.liou@weil.com) 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10153-0119 

Tel: 212 310 8000 

Fax: 212 310 8007 

KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP 

Tobias S. Keller (#151445) 

(tkeller@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

Jane Kim (#298192) 

(jkim@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

650 California Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Tel: 415 496 6723 

Fax: 650 636 9251 

Attorneys for Debtors and Debtors in Possession

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP 

Paul H. Zumbro (pro hac vice) 

(pzumbro@cravath.com) 

Kevin J. Orsini (pro hac vice) 

(korsini@cravath.com) 

Omid H. Nasab (pro hac vice) 

(onasab@cravath.com) 

825 Eighth Avenue 

New York, NY 10019

Tel: 212 474 1000 

Fax: 212 474 3700 

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

Fred A. Rowley, Jr. (#192298) 

(fred.rowley@mto.com) 

Mark R. Yohalem (#243596) 

(mark.yohalem@mto.com) 

350 South Grand Ave 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426 

Tel: 213 683 9100 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION AND

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

______________________________ 

PG&E CORPORATION; 

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

Debtors-Appellants, 

v. 

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF 

TORT CLAIMANTS, ET AL. 

Creditors-Appellees 

Case No. 20-CV-00787-HSG 

STIPULATION AND ORDER TO STAY 

APPEAL PENDING SETTLEMENT

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Appellants PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (“PG&E” or the 

“Debtors”) and Appellees, the Official Committee of Tort Claimants and the Ad Hoc Committee of 

Subrogation Claimants, (collectively, the “Parties”), respectfully submit this Stipulation To Stay The 

Appeal Pending Settlement. 

WHEREAS, on July 18, 2019, as part of its Chapter 11 proceedings, the Debtors filed a 

motion to estimate the aggregate value of its wildfire liabilities, including asking the bankruptcy 

court to decide whether PG&E, as an investor-owned utility, may be held strictly liable under the 

doctrine of inverse condemnation. Debtors’ Motion for the Establishment of Wildfire Claims 

Estimation Procedures, Dkt. No. 3091 (July 18, 2019).1

WHEREAS, on December 3, 2019, the bankruptcy court entered an order holding that the 

Debtors, as a matter of law, are subject to inverse condemnation liability. Order on Applicability of 

Inverse Condemnation; Rule 54(b) Certification, Dkt. No. 4949 at 3 (Dec. 3, 2019) (the “Inverse 

Condemnation Order”). 

WHEREAS, on December 19, 2019, the bankruptcy court approved a settlement agreement 

between the Debtors and the Ad Hoc Group of Subrogation Claim Holders (Order Authorizing and 

Approving Of Settlement With Subrogation Claimholders, Dkt. No. 5173 (Dec. 19, 2019)) and a 

settlement agreement between the Debtors, the Official Committee of Tort Claimants and attorneys 

representing at least 70% of the victims of the 2017 North Bay Wildfires and the 2018 Camp Fire

(Order Authorizing The Debtors And TCC To Enter Into Restructuring Support Agreement With The 

TCC, Consenting Fire Claimant Professionals, And Shareholder Proponents, Dkt. No. 5174 (Dec. 

19, 2019)), resolving PG&E’s wildfire liabilities (collectively, the “Settlement Agreements”). 

WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreements require the Parties to seek a stay of all estimation 

proceedings. 

WHEREAS the Parties sought and were granted a stay of all estimation proceedings before 

the district court, Docket Text Order from Judge Donato Staying Estimation Proceedings and 

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 All docket entries cited in this petition refer to In re PG&E Corp. and Pacific Gas and Electric 

Co., Case No. 19-30088 (DM) (Bankr. N.D. Cal.), unless specified otherwise. 

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Vacating All Estimation Hearing Dates and Pre-Hearing Dates, Case No. 3:19-cv-05257, Dkt. No. 

276 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 2019). 

WHEREAS, the Debtors petitioned for a direct appeal of the Inverse Condemnation Order to 

the Ninth Circuit and were granted a stay of the appellate proceedings by the Ninth Circuit pending 

settlement, PG&E Corp. and Pacific Gas & Electric Company v. Official Committee of Tort 

Claimants et. al, Case No. 20-bk-80017, Dkt. No. 10 (9th Cir. Jan. 31, 2020). 

WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreements are subject to a variety of conditions, including the 

confirmation of the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and, under the terms, the Settlement 

Agreements can be terminated for a number of reasons prior to the approval of a Plan. 

WHEREAS the Settlement Agreements, if finalized, will resolve the underlying dispute in 

this case and render the Debtors’ appeal unnecessary. 

WHEREAS, the Parties have conferred and agree that, under the terms of the Settlement 

Agreements and in the interest of judicial economy, all proceedings and deadlines in this action 

should be stayed pending the finalization of the Settlement Agreements; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties certify that a copy of this Stipulation has been served on their 

respective clients. 

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and among the 

Parties, as follows: 

1. All proceedings and deadlines in the above-captioned action are hereby stayed

pending the finalization of the Settlement Agreements. 

2. In the event that either of the Settlement Agreements are terminated, the Parties will

submit a status report to the Court. 

3. By entering into this stipulation, the Parties do not waive any rights not specifically

addressed herein. 

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STIPULATED AND AGREED TO BY: 

CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP 

/s/ Kevin J. Orsini

Paul H. Zumbro (pro hac vice) 

(pzumbro@cravath.com) 

Kevin J. Orsini (pro hac vice) 

(korsini@cravath.com) 

Omid H. Nasab (pro hac vice) 

(onasab@cravath.com) 

825 Eighth Avenue 

New York, NY 10019 

Tel: 212 474 1000 

Fax: 212 474 3700 

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Stephen Karotkin (pro hac vice) 

(stephen.karotkin@weil.com) 

Ray C. Schrock, P.C. (pro hac vice) 

(ray.schrock@weil.com) 

Jessica Liou (pro hac vice) 

(jessica.liou@weil.com) 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10153-0119 

Tel: 212 310 8000 

Fax: 212 310 8007 

MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP 

Fred A. Rowley, Jr. (#192298) 

(fred.rowley@mto.com) 

Mark R. Yohalem (#243596) 

(mark.yohalem@mto.com) 

350 South Grand Ave 

Los Angeles, CA 90071-3426 

Tel: 213 683 9100 

KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP 

Tobias S. Keller (#151445) 

(tkeller@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

Jane Kim (#298192) 

(jkim@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

650 California Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Tel: 415 496 6723 

Fax: 650 636 9251 

Counsel for the Debtors and Debtors in Possession 

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BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

/s/ Robert A. Julian 

Robert A. Julian (SBN 88469) 

Cecily A. Dumas (SBN 111449) 

1160 Battery Street, Suite 100 

San Francisco, CA 94111 

Telephone: 628.208.6434 

Facsimile: 310.820.8859 

Email: rjulian@bakerlaw.com 

Email: cdumas@bakerlaw.com 

Counsel to the Official Committee of Tort Claimants 

WILLKIE FARR & GALLAGHER LLP 

/s/ Benjamin P. McCallen 

Matthew A. Feldman 

mfeldman@willkie.com 

Benjamin P. McCallen 

bmccallen@willkie.com 

Antonio Yanez, Jr. 

ayanez@willkie.com 

787 Seventh Ave. 

New York , NY 10019-6099 

Tel: 212/728-8000 

Fascimile: 212-728-8111 

Counsel to the Ad Hoc Group of Subrogation Claim 

Holders 

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ATTESTATION (CIVIL LOCAL RULE 5-1(i)3)) 

In accordance with Civil Local Rule 5-1(i)(3), I attest the concurrence in the filing of this 

document has been obtained from the other signatories. 

/s/ Thomas B. Rupp 

KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP 

Tobias S. Keller (#151445) 

(tkeller@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

Jane Kim (#298192) 

(jkim@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

650 California Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

Tel: 415 496 6723 

Fax: 650 636 9251 

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PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO 

ORDERED. DATED: February 11, 2020 

HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 

United States District Judge 

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