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ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO, CA 

 

Robert A. Julian (SBN 99469) 

Cecily A. Dumas (SBN 111449) 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

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 

Eric E. Sagerman (SBN 155496) 

Lauren T. Attard (SBN 320898) 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90025-0509 

Telephone: 310.442.8875 

Facsimile: 310.820.8859 

Email: esagerman@bakerlaw.com 

Email: lattard@bakerlaw.com 

Counsel for Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re:

PG&E CORPORATION 

-andPACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

 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) 

Bankruptcy Case 

No. 19-30088 (DM) 

Chapter 11 

(Lead Case) 

(Jointly Administered) 

STATEMENT OF THE OFFICIAL 

COMMITTEE OF TORT CLAIMANTS 

REGARDING 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 UNDER § 

362(d)(1) AND MEMORANDUM OF 

POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN 

SUPPORT (DKT. NO. 1535) 

Date: May 9, 2019 

Time: 9:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) 

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court 

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

Preliminary Objections Due: May 2, 2019

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The Official Committee of Tort Claimants (the “TCC”) of PG&E Corporation and Pacific 

Gas and Electric Company (collectively, “PG&E”) hereby submits this statement (the 

“Statement”) in accordance with the Docket Text Order entered by the Court on April 29, 2019, 

and in response to the 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) and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support (Dkt. 

No. 1535) (the “Motion”). In support of the Statement, the Committee respectfully states as 

follows: 

1. The Motion alleges that the automatic stay does not apply to various disputes (the 

“Proceedings”) between the City and County of San Francisco (“San Francisco”) and PG&E 

pending before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC”) because the Proceedings 

constitute a governmental unit’s enforcement of regulatory powers. Alternatively, the Motion 

argues that if the automatic stay applies, cause exists to lift the stay to permit the Proceedings to 

continue before FERC. 

2. The TCC does not oppose San Francisco’s request to permit the Proceedings to 

proceed before FERC to a final determination on the issue of PG&E’s compliance with the 

Wholesale Distribution Tariffs (“WDT”), including to the extent San Francisco is moving for 

relief to determine how the WDT should be implemented going forward. Notwithstanding, the 

TCC respectfully requests that San Francisco be prohibited from liquidating or estimating claims 

or from seeking payment, recoupment or setoff. 

 

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3. The TCC respectfully reserves the right to file further submissions or to join in 

other responses to the Motion. 

Dated: May 2, 2019 Respectfully submitted, 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

By: /s/ Cecily A. Dumas 

Cecily A. Dumas 

Attorneys for Official Committee of Tort Claimants 

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