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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 Boulevard 

Suite 1400 

Los Angeles, CA 90025 

Telephone: 310.820.8800 

Facsimile: 310.820.8859 

Email: esagerman@bakerlaw.com 

Email: lattard@bakerlaw.com 

Proposed Counsel for Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants

IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 

In re:

PG&E CORPORATION 

– and – 

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC 

COMPANY, 

Debtors. 

Bankruptcy Case 

Case No.: 19-30088 (DM) 

Chapter 11 

(Lead Case) 

(Jointly Administered) 

ORDER APPROVING APPLICATION 

OF THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF 

TORT CLAIMANTS PURSUANT TO 

11 U.S.C. § 1103 AND FED. R. BANKR. 

P. 2014 AND 5002, FOR AN ORDER 

AUTHORIZING RETENTION AND 

EMPLOYMENT OF BAKER & 

HOSTETLER LLP, EFFECTIVE AS 

OF FEBRUARY 15, 2019 

□ 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: April 10, 2019

________________________________________

DENNIS MONTALI

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge

Entered on Docket 

April 10, 2019

EDWARD J. EMMONS, CLERK 

U.S. BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Upon the application (the “Application”)i dated March 17, 2019, of the Official Committee 

of Tort Claimants (the “Committee”) of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company 

(collectively the “Debtors”) appointed in the above-captioned jointly administered bankruptcy 

cases (the “Cases”) for an order authorizing the Committee to retain and employ Baker & Hostetler 

LLP (“Baker”) as counsel for the Committee effective as of February 15, 2019, pursuant to section 

1103(a) of title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101-1532 (as amended, the 

“Bankruptcy Code”), and Rules 2014 and 5002 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the 

“Bankruptcy Rules”), and the Court having reviewed the Application and considered both the 

Declaration of Cecily A. Dumas, dated March 17, 2019 (the “Dumas Declaration”) and the 

Declaration of Karen Lockhart, dated March 17, 2019 (the “Lockhart Declaration”), in connection 

with the Application; and the Court having jurisdiction to consider the Application and the relief 

requested therein pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1334; and consideration of the Application and the relief 

requested therein 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 

Application having been provided, and it appearing that no other or further notice need be provided; 

and the Court having determined that the relief sought in the Application is in the best interests of 

the Debtors’ estates, creditors, and other parties in interest, and upon all of the proceedings had 

before the Court, and after due deliberation and sufficient cause appearing therefor, it is hereby 

ORDERED:

1. The Application is approved, effective as of February 15, 2019.

2. Pursuant to section 1103(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, and Bankruptcy Rules 2014 

and 5002, the Committee is authorized to employ and retain Baker as counsel for the Committee, 

effective as of February 15, 2019, on the terms set forth in the Application, the Dumas Declaration, 

and the Lockhart Declaration, as provided herein. 

3. Baker shall be compensated for fees and reimbursed for reasonable and necessary 

expenses and shall file interim and final fee applications for allowance of its compensation and 

expenses pursuant to sections 330 and 331 of the Bankruptcy Code and in accordance with 

Bankruptcy Rules 2016(a), 2002(a), (c), and (k), B.L.R. 9014-1(b)(1), and the order entered by this 

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Court on February 28, 2019 establishing the procedures for interim compensation and 

reimbursement of expenses of professionals [Doc. No. 701], the United States Bankruptcy Court 

Northern District of California Guidelines for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of 

Professionals and Trustees, effective February 19, 2014, and the U.S. Trustee Guidelines for 

Reviewing Applications for Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses Filed Under 11 U.S.C. 

§ 330 by Attorneys in Larger Chapter 11 Cases, effective November 1, 2013, and any other order 

of the Court. 

4. In connection with any increases in Baker’s rates, as set forth in paragraph 16 of the 

Application, Baker shall file a supplemental declaration with this Court and provide ten [10] 

business days’ notice to the United States Trustee and the Debtors prior to filing a fee statement or 

fee application reflecting an increase in such rates. The supplemental declaration shall set forth the 

requested rate increases, explain the basis for the requested rate increases in accordance with 

section 330(a)(3)(F) of the Bankruptcy Code and certify that the Committee has consented to the 

requested rate increases. The United States Trustee retains all rights to object to any rate increase 

on all grounds including, but not limited to, the reasonableness standard provided for in section 330 

of the Bankruptcy Code, and all rates and rate increases are subject to review by the Court. 

5. The terms and conditions of this order shall be immediately effective and 

enforceable upon its entry. The terms of this order may be modified only upon proper notice, and 

only after an actual hearing, regardless of whether there is any opposition. 

6. To the extent the Application is inconsistent with this Order, the terms of this Order 

shall govern. 

 

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7. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to hear and determine all matters arising from the 

implementation of this order. 

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 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Application. 

**END OF ORDER** 

 

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