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WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP 

Stephen Karotkin (pro hac vice) 

(stephen.karotkin@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 

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 

Proposed Attorneys for Debtors 

and Debtors in Possession 

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) 

SECOND AMENDED* ORDER 

IMPLEMENTING CERTAIN NOTICE

AND CASE MANAGEMENT 

PROCEDURES

*Amendments added to paragraphs 4 & 27.

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).

Signed and Filed: May 13, 2019

________________________________________

DENNIS MONTALI

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Entered on Docket 

May 14, 2019

EDWARD J. EMMONS, CLERK 

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Upon the Motion, dated February 6, 2019 (the “Case Management Motion”),1 of PG&E 

Corporation (“PG&E Corp.”) and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Utility”), as debtors and 

debtors in possession (collectively, “PG&E” or the “Debtors”) in the above-captioned chapter 11 cases 

(the “Chapter 11 Cases”), pursuant to section 105(a) of title 11 of the United States Code (the 

“Bankruptcy Code”) and Rules 1015(c), 2002(m), and 9007 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”) for an order approving and implementing certain notice, case

management, and administrative procedures set forth therein (collectively the “Case Management 

Procedures”), all as more fully set forth in the Case Management Motion; and this Court having 

jurisdiction to consider the Case Management Motion and the relief requested therein pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, and the Order Referring Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings to Bankruptcy 

Judges, General Order 24 and Rule 5011-1(a) of the Bankruptcy Local Rules for the United States 

District Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Local Rules”); and consideration 

of the Case Management Motion and the requested relief being a core proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 157(b); and venue being proper before this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1408 and 1409; and due

and proper notice of the Case Management Motion having been provided to the parties listed therein,

and it appearing that no other or further notice need be provided; and this Court having reviewed the

Case Management Motion; and a hearing having been noticed to consider the relief requested in the Case

Management Motion (the “Hearing”); and upon the record of the Hearing and all of the proceedings had

before the Court; and this Court having found and determined that the relief sought in the Case

Management Motion is in the best interests of the Debtors, their estates, creditors, shareholders, and all

parties in interest; and that the legal and factual bases set forth in the Case Management Motion establish

just cause for the relief granted herein; and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. The Case Management Motion is granted to the extent set forth herein.

1

 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise herein defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such 

terms in the Case Management Motion. 

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2. The Case Management Procedures set forth herein are approved and shall govern

all aspects of these Chapter 11 Cases, except as otherwise ordered by the Court or agreed to by mutual 

consent of the parties. 

3. The Debtors’ claims and noticing agent (the “Claims and Noticing Agent”) is

authorized to maintain the case website (the “Case Website”) that it has established, available at 

https://restructuring.primeclerk.com/pge/, where, among other things, the Case Management 

Procedures, and key dates and information about these Chapter 11 Cases, will be posted. Pursuant to 

the Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 156(c) Authorizing Retention and Appointment of Prime Clerk LLC 

as Claims and Noticing Agent [Dkt. No. 245] entered by this Court on February 1, 2019, all proofs of 

claim filed in these Chapter 11 Cases will be filed with, and retained by, the Claims and Noticing Agent. 

FILING OF DOCUMENTS 

4. All documents filed in these cases, including but not limited to all notices,

motions, applications, other requests for relief, and documents filed in support thereof (collectively, the 

“Motions”), objections or responses to Motions (“Oppositions”), and replies to Opposition (the 

“Replies,” and together with the Motions and Oppositions, the “Documents”) shall be filed in 

accordance with Bankruptcy Local Rule 5005-1(c), which governs Electronic Case Filing, on the docket 

of In re PG&E Corporation, Case No. 19-30088 (DM) (the “Docket”). Promptly after any Document 

has been filed electronically, the filer shall deliver chambers copies to the Court in accordance with the 

procedures available at: http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/procedure/san-francisco/policy-chamber-copiesecf-filed-documents-san-francisco. Notwithstanding Civil Local Rule 3-4(c)(3), incorporated by 

Bankruptcy Local Rule 1001-2, documents filed these cases shall not contain a footer identifying the 

nature of the motion. One inch from the bottom of each page should be left blank, as the court affixes 

its docketing information in that space. Where a movant or respondent is represented by multiple 

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attorneys, the lawyer principally responsible for the substance of a filed document is required to sign it. 

Additional counsel (such as local counsel) may, but are not required to, sign such a document.

If a hearing date has been set on a matter, all documents relating to that matter should reflect 

the hearing date and time on the first page. In addition, the first page of all responsive documents 

should reflect the title and docket number of the originating matter. 

In accordance with the court’s Chambers Copies Procedures, the following should NOT be 

provided to chambers: attachments to supporting declarations; proofs of service; notices of electronic 

filing; notices or other documents not related to hearings. 

PARTIES ENTITLED TO SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS 

5. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Rule 11-3(e) of the Local Rules of

Practice in Civil Procedure before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, 

all Documents shall be served, in the manner described herein, on the following parties (collectively, the 

“Standard Parties”): 

i. the Debtors, c/o PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PO Box

770000, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 (Attn: Janet Loduca, Esq.);

ii. Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, 767 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10153

(Attn: Stephen Karotkin, Esq., Jessica Liou, Esq., and Matthew Goren, Esq.),

proposed attorneys for the Debtors;

iii. Keller & Benvenutti LLP, 650 California Street, Suite 1900, San Francisco, CA

94108 (Attn: Tobias Keller, Esq. and Jane Kim, Esq.), proposed attorneys for the

Debtors;

iv. Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038-4982

(Attn: Kristopher M. Hansen, Esq., Erez E. Gilad, Esq., and Matthew G. Garofalo,

Esq.) and 2029 Century Park East, Los Angeles, CA 90067-3086 (Attn: Frank A.

Merola, Esq.), as counsel for the administrative agent under the Debtors’ debtor-inpossession financing facility;

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v. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, 450 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (Attn:

Eli J. Vonnegut, Esq., David Schiff, Esq., and Timothy Graulich, Esq.), as counsel

for the collateral agent under the Debtors’ debtor-in-possession financing facility;

vi. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, NY 10019-6064 (Attn: Alan W. Kornberg, Esq., Brian S. Hermann,

Esq., Walter R. Rieman, Esq., Sean A. Mitchell, Esq., and Neal P. Donnelly,

Esq.), as counsel to the California Public Utilities Commission;

vii. the Office of the United States Trustee for Region 17, 450 Golden Gate Avenue,

5th Floor, Suite #05-0153, San Francisco, CA 94102 (Attn: James L. Snyder, Esq.

and Timothy Laffredi, Esq.);

viii. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001 (Attn:

General Counsel);

ix. U.S. Department of Justice, 1100 L Street, NW, Room 7106, Washington DC

20005 (Attn: Danielle A. Pham, Esq.,) as counsel for United States on behalf of the

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;

x. Milbank LLP, 55 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001-2163 (Attn: Dennis F.

Dunne, Esq. and Sam A. Khalil, Esq.) and 2029 Century Park East, 33rd Floor, Los

Angeles, CA 90067 (Attn: Paul S. Aronzon, Esq., Gregory A. Bray, Esq., and

Thomas R. Kreller, Esq.), as counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured

Creditors (the “Creditors Committee”);

xi. Baker & Hostetler LLP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA

90025-0509 (Attn: Eric Sagerman, Esq. and Cecily Dumas, Esq.), as counsel for the

Official Committee of Tort Claimants (the “Tort Claimants Committee”);

xii. Counsel for any other official committee(s) that may be appointed in these Chapter

11 Cases (together with the Creditors Committee and the Tort Claimants

Committee, each an “Official Committee”); and

xiii. any person or entity with a particularized interest in the subject matter of a certain

Document.

6. In addition to the Standard Parties, Motions, but no other Documents, must be

served on all persons and entities that have filed notices of appearance and requested service in these 

cases pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 2002 and the Case Management Procedures (the “Rule 2002 

Parties”). Notwithstanding this Order, Documents filed in adversary proceedings shall be served in 

accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and the Bankruptcy Local Rules. 

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7. The Claims and Noticing Agent shall maintain a master service list (the “Master

Service List”), which shall include the Standard Parties and the Rule 2002 Parties. The Master Service 

List shall contain physical addresses and e-mail addresses. The Claims and Noticing Agent shall use 

reasonable efforts to update the Master Service List as often as practicable, but in no event less frequently 

than every thirty (30) days. The Claims and Noticing Agent shall provide a copy of the most up-to-date 

version of the Master Service List to any party in interest requesting a copy of the same and a copy of 

the Master Service List shall be posted on the Case Website commencing as of the date that is ten (10) 

days from the date of this Order. 

8. The proceedings with respect to which notice is limited to the Master Service List

(including any person or entity with a particularized interest in the subject matter of the Document) shall 

include all matters covered by Bankruptcy Rule 2002, with the express exception of the following: (i) 

notices of (a) a meeting of creditors pursuant to section 341 of the Bankruptcy Code, (b) the time fixed 

for filing proofs of claim pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 3003(c), and (c) the time fixed for filing objections 

to, and the hearings to consider, approval of a disclosure statement and a chapter 11 plan; and (ii) notice 

and transmittal of ballots for accepting or rejecting a chapter 11 plan, which notices shall be given in 

accordance with Bankruptcy Rule 2002 and other applicable Bankruptcy Rules, unless otherwise ordered 

by the Court or otherwise prescribed by the Bankruptcy Code. 

METHOD OF SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS 

9. The Standard Parties shall serve the Master Service List by U.S. mail, overnight

delivery, hand delivery, e-mail, or Notice of Electronic Filing through the CM/ECF system. Parties other 

than the Debtors and any Official Committee shall serve Motions on the Master Service List in 

accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, and the Bankruptcy Local Rules; provided 

that (i) service by facsimile by such parties shall not be effective; (ii) parties are authorized to serve Rule 

2002 Parties by e-mail; provided that if a party entitled to notice of a Motion does not have an e-mail 

address, an e-mail address is not available, or such party otherwise opts out of service by e-mail or ECF, 

the party shall be served by U.S. mail, overnight delivery, facsimile (if agreed by such party), or hand 

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delivery, the choice of the foregoing being in the sole discretion of the serving party in accordance with 

the Case Management Procedures; and (iii) any other party may agree to accept service by e-mail. 

10. The Rule 2002 Parties shall be deemed to have consented to service by e-mail or

ECF and such party shall thereby be served in accordance with the Case Management Procedures unless 

such party affirmatively opts out by making a written request to Prime Clerk, the Debtors’ claims and 

noticing agent, at PGETeam@primeclerk.com. Debtors shall establish a system for notifying the public 

about the procedure for opting out of e-mail or ECF service. 

11. In addition, further to Bankruptcy Local Rule 9013-3(c), transmission of service

by e-mail or the Notification of Electronic Filing by ECF to a Registered Participant (as defined in the 

Bankruptcy Local Rules) who has consented to electronic service shall constitute effective service on 

that Registered Participant of all papers filed in these Chapter 11 Cases, except that Documents filed in 

adversary proceedings shall be served in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, 

and the Bankruptcy Local Rules. 

12. If service is authorized and completed by ECF or e-mail, paper copies of the

Documents shall not be required to be served on interested parties by any other method and e-mail service 

shall satisfy the Court’s rules for service, provided, that if any party requests paper copies of any 

Documents by U.S. mail, such request shall be accommodated. 

13. The time of service, regardless of where service is effected, is deemed to have

occurred based on prevailing Pacific Time. 

14. Service by e-mail shall be effective as of the date and time the Document is sent

to the e-mail address provided by a party. 

15. All Documents served by e-mail shall include the entire Document, including the

proposed form(s) of order and any exhibits, attachments, and other relevant materials, in “.pdf” format, 

readable by Adobe Acrobat or an equivalent program. All service by e-mail shall include “Service by 

E-mail in PG&E Bankruptcy Case:” at the beginning of the subject line of the e-mail, followed by a

concise description of the Documents being served. The relevant Document shall either be attached to

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the e-mail in a format specified above or the e-mail shall contain a link to such filing on the docket 

maintained by Prime Clerk. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Document cannot be attached to an email (because of its size, technical difficulties, or otherwise), the party serving the Document may, in its 

sole discretion (i) serve the entire Document by U.S. Mail or overnight delivery, including the proposed 

form(s) of order and any exhibits, attachments, and other relevant materials or (ii) e-mail the party being 

served and include a notation that the Document cannot be attached and will be (a) mailed if requested 

or (b) posted on any website maintained in connection with these Chapter 11 Cases, provided, however, 

that if a Document seeks relief against a specific entity or person, such Document must be served upon 

such entity or person by U.S. Mail if the Document cannot be attached by an e-mail. 

REQUESTING NOTICE 

16. Any creditor, equity interest holder, or party in interest that wishes to receive

notice in these cases and is not otherwise entitled to notice pursuant to these Case Management 

Procedures shall file a notice of appearance and request for service of papers in accordance with 

Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9010(b) (a “Notice of Appearance”). 

17. A Notice of Appearance shall include the following information: (i) the party’s

name; (ii) the name of its counsel, if applicable; (iii) an e-mail address at which the requesting party 

consents to service of all Documents, provided that an e-mail address will not be required for any party 

that opts out of service by e-mail or ECF in these cases; and (iv) a physical address by which the 

requesting party may be served by U.S. mail, hand delivery, and overnight delivery. Notwithstanding 

Bankruptcy Rules 2002 and 9010(b), no request for service filed in these cases shall have any effect 

unless the foregoing requirements are satisfied. 

18. Any individual or entity filing a Notice of Appearance who does not maintain and

cannot practicably obtain an e-mail address, or otherwise opts out of service by e-mail or ECF in these 

cases, must include in its Notice of Appearance a certification stating the same. Notice will be provided 

to these individuals or entities by U.S. mail, overnight delivery, or facsimile, in the sole discretion of the 

serving party in accordance with the Case Management Procedures. 

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SCHEDULING OF HEARINGS 

19. The Court will schedule, in consultation with the Debtors, periodic “open

calendar” hearings (“Omnibus Hearings”) at which Motions and other requests for relief shall be heard. 

Upon scheduling, the Claims and Noticing Agent shall post the dates of the Omnibus Hearings on the 

Case Website. The Court will schedule additional Omnibus Hearings on request of the Debtors, and, 

upon scheduling, the Claims and Noticing Agent shall post the date of the Omnibus Hearing on the Case 

Website. Entities may contact the Claims and Noticing Agent for information concerning all scheduled 

Omnibus Hearings. 

20. Initial scheduling conferences for adversary proceedings shall be scheduled on

Omnibus Hearing dates; provided that initial scheduling conferences scheduled in connection with 

adversary proceedings involving the Debtors shall be set on a date that is at least thirty (30) days after 

the filing of the complaint. 

21. Every complaint initiating an adversary proceeding and every notice of removal

pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 9027 shall be accompanied by a completed Adversary Proceeding Cover 

Sheet in a form prescribed by the Clerk, as required by Bankruptcy Local Rule 7003-1. Adversary 

Proceeding Cover Sheets shall be available in the Office of the Bankruptcy Clerk and on the Court’s 

website at www.canb.uscourts.gov. Except as otherwise ordered, motions in adversary proceedings shall 

be set for briefing on the schedule prescribed in Bankruptcy Local Rule 7007-1. Hearings on Motions 

filed by a non-Debtor must be scheduled for an Omnibus Hearing except as permitted under the 

Expedited Relief Procedures (as defined below). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a hearing on Motions 

filed by a non-Debtor may thereafter be rescheduled by stipulation with the Debtors for a date other than 

an Omnibus Hearing date through coordination with the Court. 

22. If a Document is filed by a non-Debtor party and purports to set a hearing date

inconsistent with the Case Management Procedures, the Court will enter a minute order rescheduling the 

matter for the first available Omnibus Hearing date following the original hearing date. All applicable 

deadlines to oppose or reply to the Document shall be calculated based on the new hearing date. 

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23. A movant seeking emergency or expedited relief shall comply with B.L.R. 9006-

1(c). Counsel for the movant must make a good faith effort to confer with the party against whom the 

relief is sought (or in the case of motions seeking relief generally, to confer with counsel for the Debtors 

and the Committees), and file a declaration providing the information required by B.L.R. 9006-1(c). An 

attorney who is a registered ECF filer in this court should upload an order granting the motion; attorneys 

who are not CM/ECF filers in this district should submit a written order with their motion. If the 

declaration filed by the moving party reflects that another party objects to an expedited hearing, the court 

may set a telephonic conference on matter or may otherwise issue an order granting or denying the 

motion to shorten time. In addition with complying with B.L.R. 9006-1(c), parties shall comply with 

Judge Montali’s Practices and Procedures, available at the Court’s website: 

(http://www.canb.uscourts.gov/procedure/montali/judge-montalis-practices-and-procedures). 

24. If a Motion to extend the time to take any action is filed consistent with this Order

before the expiration of the period prescribed by the Bankruptcy Code, the Bankruptcy Rules, the 

Bankruptcy Local Rules, or the provisions of any order entered by this Court, the time shall automatically 

be extended until the Court acts on the Motion, without the necessity for the entry of a bridge order. 

SCHEDULE FOR FILING DOCUMENTS 

25. Documents filed in these Chapter 11 Cases shall follow the briefing schedules set

forth in Bankruptcy Local Rule 9014-1(c), except as expressly modified herein. Unless ordered by the 

Court, the objection deadline for all Motions shall be 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Pacific Time). Motions in 

adversary proceedings shall follow the briefing schedule set forth in Bankruptcy Local Rule 7007-1. 

The scheduled hearing date for all Motions shall be an Omnibus Hearing date unless otherwise 

authorized by the Court. 

26. Notwithstanding section 362(e) of the Bankruptcy Code, if a motion for relief

from the automatic stay (a “Stay Relief Motion”) is scheduled for or adjourned to a hearing date that 

falls on or after the thirtieth (30th) day after the filing of the Stay Relief Motion, the moving party shall 

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be deemed to have consented to the continuation of the automatic stay in effect pending the conclusion 

of, or as a result of, a final hearing and determination under section 362(d) of the Bankruptcy Code. 

27. Notwithstanding anything contained herein or in the Bankruptcy Local Rules to

the contrary, in accordance with section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, Stay Relief Motions shall be 

noticed for consideration on the Omnibus Hearing Date that is at least twenty-one (21) days after the 

Stay Relief Motion is filed and notice thereof is served upon the Debtors. Unless otherwise ordered by 

the Court, the objection deadline for Debtors and the two official creditors’ committees with respect to 

Stay Relief Motions shall be 4:00 p.m. five (5) days prior to the scheduled hearing. 

28. Sur-replies shall be not permitted or considered unless authorized by the Court.

29. Submission of orders shall follow the procedures set forth in Bankruptcy Local

Rule 9021-1(c) and the San Francisco Division’s procedures for uploading orders. 

HEARING PROCEDURES 

30. The initial hearing on all Motions will not be an evidentiary hearing, unless the

Court otherwise directs in advance of the hearing. If, upon or after the filing of a Motion, any party 

seeks an evidentiary hearing, such party must confer with all other parties involved to determine whether 

there is agreement that an evidentiary hearing is appropriate. In the absence of an agreement, the Court 

will consider requests for an evidentiary hearing by conference call. The Court may, upon advance 

request and for cause shown, order that the initial hearing on a Motion will be an evidentiary hearing. 

Generally, interests of judicial economy and the absence of disputed material issues of fact will 

collectively suggest that a non-evidentiary hearing is appropriate on Motions. 

31. Concurrently with any determination that an evidentiary hearing is necessary or

desirable, Chambers must be notified with an estimate of expected trial time; parties may be informed 

that a different return date is necessary if the available time on the requested day is insufficient. Any 

Motion noticed as an evidentiary hearing must prominently state, just below the return date in the upper 

right-hand corner, “Evidentiary Hearing Requested.” 

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32. A request for relief in a Motion may be granted without a hearing provided that,

after the passage of the objection deadline, the movant requests relief by default by following the 

procedures set forth in B.L.R. 9014-1(b)(4). If the Court does not grant the relief, the Motion will be 

heard at the originally scheduled hearing; provided that if the Court does not grant the relief requested 

in a Motion without a hearing, such action shall not constitute an extension of the objection deadline 

related thereto, unless otherwise agreed between the Debtors and the party seeking relief. 

33. In the event a matter is properly noticed for hearing and the parties reach agreement

on a settlement of the dispute prior to the final hearing, the parties may announce the settlement at the 

scheduled hearing. In the event the Court determines that the notice of the dispute and the hearing is 

adequate notice of the effects of the settlement (i.e., that the terms of the settlement are not materially 

different from what parties in interest could have expected if the dispute were fully litigated), the Court 

may approve the settlement at the hearing without further notice of the terms of the settlement. 

Generally, however, Debtors or Committees must file a motion for approval of the compromise,and 

provide notice of motion to the Master Service List. The motion and notice should comply with the 

requirements of Bankruptcy Rule 9019 and Martin v. Kane (In re A & C Props.), 784 F.2d 1377, 1381 

(9th Cir. 1986).

FORM OF DOCUMENTS 

34. A “Notice of Hearing” for every Motion shall be filed in accordance with

Bankruptcy Local Rule 9013-1(b)(3) and shall include the following: (i) the title of the Motion; (ii) the 

parties upon whom any Opposition to the Motion is required to be served; (iii) the date and time of the 

applicable objection deadline; (iv) the date of the Omnibus Hearing at which the Motion shall be 

considered by the Court; and (v) a statement that the relief requested may be granted without a hearing 

if no Opposition is timely filed and served in accordance with these Case Management Procedures. 

35. The applicable objection deadline shall appear below the hearing date on every

Notice of Hearing and each Motion and each Opposition thereto. 

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36. Nothing in these Case Management Procedures shall prejudice the right of any 

party to move the Court to request relief under section 107(b) of the Bankruptcy Code to protect any 

entity with respect to a trade secret or confidential research, development, or commercial information or 

to protect a person with respect to scandalous or defamatory matter contained in a Document filed in 

these Chapter 11 Cases. 

DISCOVERY AND EVIDENCE 

37. Expedited discovery in contested matters in these Chapter 11 Cases is authorized 

without further Court order. This authorization is without prejudice to the rights of any party or witness 

to seek protective order relief if the time to respond or appear, or the burden of the requested discovery, 

is unreasonable or for other cause shown. Parties are expected to work informally and cooperatively to 

effect any necessary discovery, with due recognition of the time exigencies that are typical in bankruptcy 

litigation. Document requests by letter, facsimile (if available), or e-mail (if available) are authorized. 

38. Parties are required in the first instance to resolve discovery and due diligence 

disputes by negotiation in good faith and, if necessary, a conference call with the Court without 

submission of papers. Such calls will not be scheduled until and unless the parties have first tried and 

failed to resolve the disputed matters themselves. Parties requesting a conference call shall do so by 

written request to Chambers with a description of the underlying dispute. Unless otherwise ordered by 

the Court, no Motion with respect to a discovery or due diligence dispute may be filed unless the parties 

have first conferred in good faith to resolve it and also sought to resolve the matter by conference call 

with the Court. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

39. By approximately 12:00 p.m. (Prevailing Pacific Time) on the day before a 

scheduled hearing, the Debtors shall file a letter (the “Agenda Letter”) setting forth each matter to be 

heard at the hearing (the letter may be updated after the initial submission if necessary) and shall deliver 

a copy of the letter to Chambers, by e-mail or hand delivery, and serve the letter(s), by e-mail or Notice 

of Electronic Filing: (i) the U.S. Trustee; (iii) counsel to any Official Committee; and (iv) any parties 

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filing Documents to be heard at the hearing; provided that an Agenda Letter shall not be required where 

the Debtors have less than forty-eight (48) hours’ notice of a hearing. 

40. Matters listed on the Agenda Letter shall be limited to matters of substance and

shall not include administrative filings such as notices of appearance and affidavits of service. 

41. If a party desires to participate in a hearing by telephone, such party must arrange

such telephonic participation with Court Call, adhering to the San Francisco Division’s Procedures for 

Appearances by Telephone and this Court’s Practices and Procedures. Court staff approval is not 

required for telephonic appearances in these Chapter 11 Cases, and the 4:00 p.m. telephone reservation 

deadline is waived. 

42. Any party in interest may seek to amend the Case Management Procedures from

time to time throughout these Chapter 11 Cases and shall present such amendments to the Court by 

notice of presentment in accordance with this Order. 

43. The Debtors may seek to amend the Case Management Procedures from time to

time throughout these Chapter 11 Cases and shall present such amendments to the Court by notice of 

presentment in accordance with this Order. 

44. Within three (3) business days of entry of this Order, the Claims and Noticing

Agent shall serve a printed copy of this Order upon all parties on the Master Service List and post a copy 

of this Order on the Case Website. 

45. This Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from

or relating to the implementation of this Order. 

** END OF ORDER ** 

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