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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 

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 

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) 

ORDER (A) AUTHORIZING DEBTORS TO 

ESTABLISH AND FUND PROGRAM TO 

ASSIST WILDFIRE CLAIMANTS WITH 

ALTERNATIVE LIVING EXPENSES AND 

OTHER URGENT NEEDS AND (B) 

GRANTING RELATED RELIEF 

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 23, 2019

________________________________________

DENNIS MONTALI

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Entered on Docket 

May 24, 2019

EDWARD J. EMMONS, CLERK 

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Upon the Motion, dated May 1, 2019 [Docket No. 1777] (the “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 sections 105(a) and 363(b) of title 11 of the United States 

Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and Rules 2002 and 6004(h) of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy 

Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”), for entry of an order (a) authorizing the Debtors to establish 

and fund a program to assist those displaced by the 2017 and 2018 Wildfires with Alternative Living 

Expenses and other urgent needs and (b) granting related relief, all as more fully set forth in the 

Motion; and this Court having jurisdiction to consider the Motion and the relief requested therein 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 157 and 1334, Order Referring Bankruptcy Cases and Proceedings to 

Bankruptcy Judges, General Order 24 (N.D. Cal.), 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 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 the Court having found and determined that notice of the Motion as provided to the parties listed 

therein is reasonable and sufficient under the circumstances, and it appearing that no other or further 

notice need be provided; and this Court having reviewed the Motion and the Wells Declaration (as 

amended on February 2, 2019 [Docket No. 263]); and this Court having held a hearing on the Motion 

on May 22, 2019 (the “Hearing”); and this Court having determined that the legal and factual bases 

set forth in the Motion establish just cause for the relief granted herein; and upon all of the proceedings 

had before this Court and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. For the reasons stated on the record of the Hearing, the Motion is granted. 

2. The Corrected Objection of the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors to 

the Motion [Docket No. 2041] and any other objections to the Motion are expressly overruled. 

3. The Debtors and the Official Committees are to proceed forthwith to select an 

 

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

terms in the Motion. 

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Administrator of the Wildfire Assistance Program. 

4. The Debtors, the Official Committees and the selected Administrator are to 

confer forthwith on the terms of (i) an order appointing the Administrator and (ii) the guidelines for 

the administration of the Wildfire Assistance Program, to be submitted to the Court. 

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

from or related to the implementation, interpretation, or enforcement of this Order. 

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT: 

Dated: May 23, 2019 

MILBANK LLP 

By: _/s/ Robert Julian_ _______________________

Robert Julian 

 

Attorneys for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

By: _/s/ Thomas Kreller_______________________

Thomas Kreller 

Attorneys for Official Committee of Tort Claimants 

APPROVED AS TO FORM: 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRUSTEE 

By: _/s/ Marta Villacorta______________________

Marta Villacorta 

Attorney for Andrew R. Vara, 

Acting United States Trustee for Region 32

** END OF ORDER ** 

 

2 Andrew R. Vara, Acting United States Trustee for Region 3, is acting in this appointment for Tracy Hope Davis, 

United States Trustee for Region 17, who is recused from the above-captioned cases.

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