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BAKER 

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HOSTETLER LLP

ATTORNEYS AT LAW

SAN FRANCISCO

Robert A. Julian (SBN 88469)

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)

David J. Richardson (SBN 168592)

Lauren T. Attard (SBN 320898)

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP

11601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400

Los Angeles, CA 90025-0509

Telephone: 310.820.8800

Facsimile: 310.820.8859

Email: esagerman@bakerlaw.com

Email: drichardson@bakerlaw.com

Email: lattard@bakerlaw.com

Counsel to the 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)

DECLARATION OF 

DR. SCHEHERAZADE SHAMSAVARI 

IN SUPPORT MOTION OF THE 

OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF TORT 

CLAIMANTS PURSUANT TO 11 U.S.C. 

§§ 105(a) AND 501 AND FED. R. BANKR. 

P. 3003(c) FOR ENTRY OF AN ORDER 

EXTENDING THE BAR DATE

Date: November 13, 2019

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

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court

Courtroom 17, 16th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102

Objection Deadline: November 6, 2019

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Steven J. Skikos (SBN 148110)

Gregory T. Skikos (SBN 176531)

Matthew J. Skikos (SBN 269765)

SKIKOS, CRAWFORD, SKIKOS & JOSEPH

One Sansome Street, Suite 2830

San Francisco, CA 94104

Telephone: 415-546-7300

Facsimile: 415-546-7301

sskikos@skikos.com

gskikos@skikos.com

mskikos@skikos.com

Attorneys for Declarant

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re:

PG&E CORPORATION

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Bankr. Case No. 19-30088-DM

DECLARATION OF DR. 

SCHEHERAZADE

SHAMSAVARI IN SUPPORT OF 

MOTION TO EXTEND CLAIMS BAR 

DATE

Date: TBD

Time: TBD

Place: United States Bankruptcy Court

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor

 San Francisco, CA 94102

I, Scheherazade Shamsavari, declare as follows: 

1. I am 71 years old. I have personal knowledge of the facts contained in this 

declaration, and if called as a witness, I could and would testify competently thereto.

2. I am a registered art therapy practitioner, a children’s ambassador to Mexico, an 

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author, and a PhD. I have served on the boards of various national charities. 

3. As a widow nearing retirement age, dealing with the aftermath of the Tubbs Fire has 

been simply overwhelming.

4. At the time of the Tubbs Fire on October 8, 2017, I was almost finished building my 

dream home on Skyfarm Drive in Santa Rosa, California. The house was 90% 

complete, and I was two months away from moving in. The fire completely 

destroyed the house, the mature oak trees on my lot, and the entire Fountaingrove 

neighborhood. 

5. My home was insured. I have been a customer with the same insurance company for

45 years. I thought the insurance company would take care of me when I needed 

them. But I have had to fight with the adjusters every step of the way just to receive 

my basic coverage payments. My claim is still open two years later. I recently 

learned that I am significantly underinsured. In all my discussions with adjusters, 

however, they never told me that I could pursue recovery for my losses from PG&E. 

They never informed me that the insurance companies were already negotiating a 

settlement with PG&E for $11 billion in reimbursement for the payments made under 

my policy and those of the other fire survivors.

6. I did not understand my legal rights against PG&E until recently. After the fire, I was 

caring for my aging parents, trying to rebuild my home amid the skyrocketing 

construction costs, and struggling with my insurer, all on my own. I had heard that 

some people were suing PG&E, but I didn’t think I had the energy to bring a lawsuit 

and go to court. I thought that it would be too much.

7. I also heard that victims of the Tubbs Fire, such as myself, were not eligible for 

compensation anyway.

8. I do not recall receiving any notice from PG&E that I have the right to pursue a claim 

in the bankruptcy proceeding or that the deadline to do so is quickly approaching.

9. I regularly drive from Santa Rosa to Novato on Highway 101. I have never seen a 

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PG&E billboard about the bankruptcy or the claim deadline. 

10. Thankfully, a close friend consulted an attorney and she suggested that I do the same.

Had it not been for her, I would not have known to speak with an attorney or learned

that I could recover my losses from PG&E in this case.

11. I want to help other people like me get the information they need before they are left

out.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed this 

10th day of October, 2019 in Santa Rosa, California.

 ________________________________ 

Scheherazade Shamsavari, Ph.D., ATR 

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