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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) 

Matthew Goren (pro hac vice) 

(matthew.goren@weil.com) 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10153-0119 

Tel: 212 310 8000 

Fax: 212 310 8007 

Attorneys for Debtors and Debtors in Possession

KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP

Tobias S. Keller (#151445) 

(tkeller@kellerbenvenutti.com) 

Peter J. Benvenutti (#60566) 

(pbenvenutti@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 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION,

 - and - 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY,

Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-30088 (DM) 

Chapter 11 

(Lead Case) 

(Jointly Administered) 

STATEMENT OF OPPOSITION TO 

MOTION BY THE CITY AND COUNTY 

OF SAN FRANCISCO FOR 

DETERMINATION THAT AUTOMATIC 

STAY DOES NOT APPLY UNDER 

§ 362(b)(4) OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE, 

FOR RELIEF FROM THE AUTOMATIC 

STAY UNDER § 362(d)(1) 

Related Dkt. No. 1535 

Date: May 9, 2019 

Time: 9:30 a.m. 

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court 

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

Judge: Hon. Dennis Montali 

Debtors.

 Affects PG&E Corporation 

 Affects Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

 Affects both Debtors 

* All papers shall be filed in the Lead Case, 

No. 19-30088 (DM). 

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Pursuant to the Court’s text order on April 29, 2019 (the “April 29 Order”), Pacific Gas and 

Electric Company (the “Utility”), as debtor and debtor in possession in the above-captioned chapter 

11 cases, respectfully submits this statement in opposition to the City and County of San Francisco’s 

(“CCSF”) Motion [Dkt No. 1535]. The Utility recognizes that it is subject to a wide range of 

regulatory obligations and is no way attempting to shirk those responsibilities while in Chapter 11. 

However, the proceeding initiated by CCSF at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) 

that underlies the Motion is clearly subject to the automatic stay as a prepetition action commenced 

by CCSF against the Utility. CCSF’s prosecution of this proceeding at FERC, in furtherance of 

CCSF’s pecuniary interests, is not exempted from the automatic stay under section 362(b)(4) of the 

Bankruptcy Code, and this Court should not lift the stay. The Utility opposes the Motion, and will 

submit a preliminary opposition prior to the May 9, 2019 preliminary hearing, pursuant to the Court’s 

April 29 Order. 

Dated: May 2, 2019 

WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

KELLER & BENVENUTTI LLP 

By: /s/ Peter J. Benvenutti 

 Peter J. Benvenutti 

Attorneys for the Debtors and Debtors in 

Possession

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