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Nature of Suit Code: 423
Nature of Suit: Bankruptcy Withdrawal 28 USC 157
Cause of Action: 28:0157 Motion for Withdrawal of Reference

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER 

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Peter G. McAllen (State Bar No. 107416) 

JONES DAY 

555 S. Flower St., 50th Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90071 

Telephone: (213) 489-3939 

Facsimile: (213) 243-2539 

E-mail: pmcallen@jonesday.com 

Tobias S. Keller (State Bar No. 151445) 

JONES DAY 

555 California Street, 26th Floor 

San Francisco, CA 94104-1500 

Telephone: (415) 626-3939 

Facsimile: (415) 875-5700 

E-mail: tkeller@jonesday.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 OF 

GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 OF 

GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON 

Plaintiff. 

vs. 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY 

Defendant. 

Case No. 07-3243 JSW 

Chapter 11 Case 

Bankr. Case No. 01-30923 DM 

STIPULATION SETTING 

BRIEFING AND HEARING 

SCHEDULE; [PROPOSED] 

ORDER THEREON 

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Pursuant to Local Rule 7-7, Plaintiff Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant 

County, Washington (“Grant County”) and Defendant Pacific Gas and Electric 

Company (“PG&E”), by and through their respective attorneys of record, hereby 

stipulate and agree, and respectfully request an order of the Court, as follows: 

WHEREAS, Grant County filed its Motion for (I) Withdrawal of Reference 

of Proof of Claim and (II) Transfer of Venue Thereof to the United States District 

Court for the Eastern District of Washington (the “Motion”) in PG&E’s chapter 11 

bankruptcy case, Case No. 01-30923 DM, pending in the United States Bankruptcy 

Court for the Northern District of California, San Francisco Division (the 

“Bankruptcy Court”); 

WHEREAS, the Motion has been transferred to this Court and assigned to 

Judge Jeffrey S. White and designated Case No. 07-3243 JSW; 

WHEREAS, Grant County also filed in the Bankruptcy Court a 

memorandum of points and authorities, a request for judicial notice and two 

declarations, all in support of the Motion; 

WHEREAS, the memorandum of point of authorities was 22 pages long in 

compliance with the 25 page limit set forth in the local rules for the Bankruptcy 

Court and this Court; 

WHEREAS, Judge White’s civil standing orders limit all briefs to 15 pages; 

WHEREAS, due to the number, complexity and importance of the issues 

raised in the Motion, as well as the length of the brief already filed in the 

Bankruptcy Court, the parties submit that there is good cause to increase the page 

limit for certain of the briefs in this action to 25 pages; and 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to set forth a briefing and hearing schedule for 

the Motion. 

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NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto stipulate and agree: 

1. The hearing on the Motion shall take place before the Court on 

September 14, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as counsel my be heard. 

2. Grant County shall re-file in this Court the memorandum of points and 

authorities, the request for judicial notice and the supporting declarations no later 

than August 3, 2007 in compliance with the local rules of this Court and Judge 

White’s civil standing orders; provided, however, that the memorandum of points 

and authorities may not exceed 25 pages in length, exclusive of title pages, indices 

of cases, table of contents, exhibits and summaries of arguments. 

3. Any opposition to the motion and any related supporting materials 

must be served and filed no later than August 24, 2007 in compliance with the local 

rules of this Court and Judge White’s civil standing orders; provided, however, that 

any brief in support of such opposition may not exceed 25 pages in length, 

exclusive of title pages, indices of cases, table of contents, exhibits and summaries 

of arguments. 

4. Any reply to an opposition will be subject to the 15 page limit set forth 

in Judge White’s civil standing orders, and must be filed along with any related 

supporting materials no later than August 31, 2007. 

5. The briefing and hearing schedule, and page limits, set forth herein 

may be modified by further order of the Court on motion of Grant County or PG&E 

for good cause shown, or on the Court’s own motion. 

The parties hereto respectfully request that the Court enter an Order 

according to these stipulated terms. 

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STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED] SCHEDULING ORDER 

Dated: July 23, 2007 Respectfully submitted, 

JONES DAY 

By: /s/ Peter G. McAllen 

Peter G. McAllen, CA SB#107416 

Attorneys for Plaintiff 

PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 2 OF 

GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON 

HOWARD, RICE, NEMEROVSKI, 

CANADY, FALK & RABKIN 

By: /s/ Gary M. Kaplan 

GARY M. KAPLAN, CA SB#155530 

Attorneys for Defendant 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY 

ORDER

PURSUANT TO STIPULATION, IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: _______________, 2007 

_______________________ 

Honorable Jeffrey S. White 

United States District Judge 

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