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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) 

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 the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION, 

- and - 

PACIFIC 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) 

STIPULATED AMENDMENT TO

FIRST INTERIM APPLICATION OF 

BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR 

ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF 

COMPENSATION AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 15, 

2019 THROUGH MAY 31, 2019

 Date: December 17, 2019 

 Time: 10:00 am Pacific Time 

 Place: United States Bankruptcy Court 

 Courtroom 17, 16th Floor 

 San Francisco, CA 94102 

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COVERSHEET FOR STIPULATED AMENDMENT TO FIRST INTERIM 

APPLICATION OF THE LAW FIRM OF BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP AS COUNSEL

TO THE OFFICIAL COMMITTEE OF TORT CLAIMANTS FOR ALLOWANCE OF 

COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD 

FEBRUARY 15, 2019 THROUGH MAY 31, 2019 

Name of Applicant: Baker & Hostetler LLP 

Name of Client: Official Committee of Tort 

Claimants 

Time period covered by this application: 2/15/2019-5/31/2019 

Total fees originally sought this period: $7,190,851.00 

Total expenses sought this period: $233,430.74 

Total reduction in fees per agreement with Fee Examiner $328,565.33 

Additional reduction in fees due to billing rate error $4,327.00 

Total reduction in fees for non-working travel time $37,824.00 

Petition Date: 1/29/2019 

Retention Date: nunc pro tunc to 1/29/2019 

Date of order approving employment: 4/10/2019 

Total compensation approved by interim order to date: $0 

Total expenses approved by interim order to date: $0 

Total allowed compensation paid to date: $0 

Total allowed expenses paid to date: $0 

Blended rate in this application for all attorneys: $791.39 

Blended rate in this application for all timekeepers: $760.04 

Compensation sought in this application already paid 

pursuant to a monthly compensation order but not yet 

allowed: 

$3,759,131.00 

Expenses sought in this application already paid pursuant 

to a monthly compensation order but not yet allowed: 

$233,430.74 

Number of professionals included in this application 62 

If applicable, number of professionals in this application 

not included in staffing plan approved by client: 

N/A 

If applicable, difference between fees/expenses budgeted 

and compensation sought for this period: 

Amended Actual: $7,053,565.41 

Budget Range: $5,814,000.00 - 

$8,375,200.00 

Number of professionals billing fewer than 15 hours to 

the case during the period: 

18 

Are any rates higher than those approved or disclosed at 

retention? If yes, calculate and disclose the total 

compensation sought in this application using the rates 

originally disclosed in the retention application: 

No 

 

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SUMMARY OF STIPULATED 

AMENDMENT1 TO FIRST INTERIM FEE APPLICATION 

Date Filed Period 

Covered 

Total Compensation and 

Expenses for Period Covered 

Total Amount Previously 

Requested with Monthly Fee 

Statement 

Total Amount Paid to Date Holdback 

Fees Expenses Fees @80% Expenses 

@100% 

Fees Expenses Fees @ 

20% 

4/16/19 

(DE 1478) 

(1st) 

2/15/19-

2/28/19 

$858,819.50 $36,785.28 $687,055.60 $36,785.28 $687,055.60 $36,785.28 $171,763.90 

5/17/19 

(DE 2063) 

(2nd) 

3/1/19-

3/31/19 

$1,914,580.50 $63,706.83 $1,531,664.40 $63,706.83 $1,531,664.40 $63,706.83 $382,916.10 

5/31/19 

(DE 2295) 

(3rd) 

4/1/19-

4/30/19 

$1,925,513.75 $62,921.10 $1,540,411.00 $62,921.10 $1,540,411.00 $62,921.10 $385,102.75 

7/1/19 

(DE 2798) 

(4th) 

5/1/19- 

5/31/19 

$2,491,937.25 $70,017.53 $1,993,549.80 $70,017.53 $1,993,549.80 $70,017.53 $498,387.45 

Total for First 

Interim 

Fee 

Application 

$7,190,851.00 $233,430.74 $3,759,131.00 $233,430.74 $3,759,131.00 $233,430.74 $1,438,170.20** 

 Objections to Monthly Fee Statements: No objections have been filed regarding the First, 

Second, Third or Fourth Monthly Fee Statements. 

 **Holdback Amount Requested by Applicant: $1,438,170.20 minus: 1) a reduction in fees 

as agreed to by the Applicant and the Fee Examiner in the amount of $328,565.33; 2) an additional 

reduction in requested fees in the amount of $4,327.00, due to an error in the billing rate of two 

timekeepers; and 3) a reduction in the amount of $37,824.00 in fees for non-working travel time, 

for a total amount of $1,067,453.87 ($1,438,170.20 – ($328,565.33 +$4,327.00 + $37,824.00) = 

$1,067,453.87). 

 Fee Examiner Waives Objection to First Interim Application: In exchange for the reductions 

agreed to by the Applicant, the Fee Examiner waives any further objection to the First Interim Fee 

Application and preserves his right to object to the final fee application. 

 

 

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 This Stipulated Amendment is being filed to reflect three reductions to the amounts sought in Applicant’s First Interim 

Fee Application: 1) a reduction in requested fees in the amount of $328,565.33; 2) an additional reduction in requested 

fees in the amount of $4,327.00, due to an error in the billing rate of two timekeepers; and 3) a reduction in the amount 

of $37,824.00 in fees for non-working travel time pursuant to the 2 hour cap provided in the existing Local Rules and 

Court Guidelines and the order approving the Fee Examiner’s procedures entered on November 15 [Docket No. 4770]. 

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STIPULATED AMENDMENT TO FIRST INTERIM APPLICATION OF 

 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP FOR ALLOWANCE AND 

 PAYMENT OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 15, 2019 THROUGH MAY 31, 2019 

TO THE HONORABLE DENNIS MONTALI, 

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY JUDGE 

 Baker & Hostetler LLP (“Baker” or “Applicant”), counsel to the Official Committee of 

Tort Claimants (“TCC”) appointed in the above-captioned voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy cases 

(the “Bankruptcy Cases”), hereby submits its Stipulated Amendment to First Interim Application 

for Allowance and Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period 

February 15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 (the “Amendment”) seeking entry of an order, on an 

interim basis, pursuant to sections 330(a) and 331 of title 11, United States Code (the “Bankruptcy 

Code”), Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”), Rule 

2016-1 of the Local Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern District of California (the “Local Rules”), 

the Guidelines for Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professional and Trustees,

promulgated pursuant to Local Rule 9029-1, governing the narrative portion of fee applications, 

effective February 19, 2014 (the “Narrative Guidelines”), 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 (the “UST 

Guidelines”), the Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § § 331 and 105(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016 For 

Authority to Establish Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of 

Professionals (“Interim Compensation Order”) [Docket No. 701], and the revised Fee Examiner 

Protocol filed on October 24, 2019 (the “Revised Protocol”) [Docket No. 4473] as approved by 

the Court on November 15, 2019 [Docket No. 4770] (collectively, the “Guidelines”) for interim 

allowance of compensation for professional services and reimbursement of actual and necessary 

expenses in connection with Baker’s representation of the TCC in the above-captioned case. 

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 This Stipulated Amendment seeks interim approval of compensation and reimbursement of 

expenses from February 15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 (the “Application Period”) in the total 

amount of $7,053,565.41, consisting of $7,190,851.00 in fees and $233,430.74 in actual and 

necessary expenses, minus: 1) a reduction in fees in the amount of $328,565.33, as agreed upon by 

the Applicant and the Fee Examiner; 2) an additional reduction in requested fees in the amount of 

$4,327.00, due to an error in the billing rate of two timekeepers; and; 3) a reduction in the amount 

of $37,824.00 in fees for non-working travel time pursuant to the two [2] hour cap as provided in 

the order approving the Fee Examiner’s procedures entered on November 15 [Docket No. 4770]. 

 This Amendment is based upon: 1) an agreement between the Applicant and Fee Examiner 

that Applicant would reduce the 20% holdback amount of $1,438,170.20 due to Applicant by 

$328,565.33, as evidenced by the Declaration of Elizabeth A. Green, attached hereto as Exhibit A; 

2) the correction of a billing rate error relating to two timekeepers, Elizabeth A. Green and Andrew 

V. Layden, resulting in an additional reduction in fees in the amount of $4,327, and 3) a reduction 

in the amount of non-working travel time in the amount of $37,824.00, for a total holdback amount 

of $1,067,453.87 ($1,438,170.20 – ($328,565.33 +$4,327.00+$37,824.00) = $1,067,453.87). 

BACKGROUND AND BASIS FOR AMENDMENT 

 1. On January 29, 2019 (the “Petition Date”) the Debtors filed the Bankruptcy Cases. 

The Debtors continue to operate their businesses and manage their properties as debtors-inpossession pursuant to sections 1107(a) and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Bankruptcy Cases 

are being jointly administered for procedural purposes only pursuant to Bankruptcy Rule 1015(b). 

 2. On February 15, 2019, the Office of the United States Trustee (“UST”) filed an 

Appointment of the Official Committee of Tort Claimants [Docket No. 453]. 

 3. On March 17, 2019, the TCC filed its Application to Employ Baker & Hostetler LLP 

as Attorneys for the Official Committee of Tort Claimants, Nunc Pro Tunc to the Petition Date 

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[Docket No. 934] (the “Retention Application”). On April 10, 2019, the Court entered its Order 

Granting the Application to Employ Baker & Hostetler LLP as Attorneys for the Official Committee 

of Tort Claimants, Nunc Pro Tunc to the Petition Date [Docket No. 1331] (the “Retention Order”). 

 4. On May 28, 2019, the Court entered an order appointing Bruce A. Markell as fee 

examiner (“Fee Examiner”) in the Bankruptcy Cases. [Docket No. 2267]. Baker has 

communicated with the Fee Examiner and has supplied information to the Fee Examiner as 

requested and necessary for the Fee Examiner to evaluate the reasonableness of the compensation 

sought in this Application. 

 5. On July 15, 2019 (the “Application Date”), Applicant filed its First Interim 

Application of Baker & Hostetler LLP for Allowance and Payment of Compensation and 

Reimbursement of Expenses for the period February15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 [Docket No. 

2995] (the “First Interim Fee Application”). 

 6. On August 2, 1019, the Fee Examiner served its Initial Report of the Fee Examiner

(“Initial Report”) which provided the initial conclusions and findings of the Fee Examiner 

concerning Applicant’s First Interim Fee Application. 

 7. Since August 2, 2019, the Applicant, the Fee Examiner, and Mr. Scott McNutt 

(“McNutt”), the attorney for the Fee Examiner, have been involved in multiple discussions 

regarding the First Interim Fee Application and the Initial Report. These discussions proved fruitful 

and led to an agreement between the Applicant, the Fee Examiner, and McNutt, that Applicant 

would reduce the holdback amount due from the First Interim Application by a total of $328,565.33. 

 8. Further, during the recent preparation of the Applicant’s Second Interim Fee 

Application, it was discovered that the standard billing rate for two attorney timekeepers, Elizabeth 

A. Green ($690 per hour) and Andrew V. Layden ($410 per hour), had been erroneously increased 

to $720 and $550 per hour, respectively. Accordingly, this amendment reduces and adjusts the 

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hourly billing rate for Ms. Green from $720 to $690 per hour and for Mr. Layden from $550 to 

$410 per hour, for a total dollar reduction attributable to their time in the First Interim Fee 

Application in the amount of $4,327.00. 

 9. Pursuant to the two [2] hour cap as provided in the order approving the Fee 

Examiner’s procedures entered on November 15 [Docket No. 4770] authorizing a two-hour 

allowance for non-working travel, Applicant has reduced the fees incurred for non-working travel 

by $37,824. 

 10. An agreed proposed form of order is attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Fee 

Examiner agrees to entry of this order. 

 11. In exchange for the reductions by the Applicant, the Fee Examiner waives any 

further objection to the First Interim Fee Application and preserves his right to object to Baker’s 

final fee application. 

 WHEREFORE, Applicant respectfully seeks entry of an order substantially in the form 

attached hereto as Exhibit B: 

 1. Awarding interim allowance of compensation during the Application Period in the 

total amount of $7,053,565.41, consisting of $7,190,851.00 in fees and $233,430.74 in actual and 

necessary expenses, minus: 1) a reduction in fees in the amount of $328,565.33, as agreed upon 

by the Applicant and the Fee Examiner; 2) an additional reduction in fees in the amount of 

$4,327.00 due to a billing rate error related to two timekeepers; and 3) a reduction in the nonworking travel time in the amount of $37,824.00. 

 2. Authorizing and directing the Debtors to make prompt payment to Baker of the total 

amount of $1,067,453.87, representing the 20% holdback of fees in the amount of $1,438,170.20, 

minus: 1) a $328,565.33 reduction in fees agreed upon by the Applicant and the Fee Examiner; 2) 

an additional reduction in fees due to a billing rate error in the amount of $4,327.00, and 3) a 

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reduction in non-working travel time in the amount of $37,824.00 pursuant to the two [2] hour cap 

as provided in the order approving the Fee Examiner’s procedures entered on November 15 [Docket 

No. 4770]. 

 3. Granting such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper. 

Dated: December 2, 2019 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

 By: /s/ Elizabeth A. Green 

 Elizabeth A. Green 

 Counsel to the Official Committee of Tort Claimants 

 

Agreed and Approved 

By: /s/ Scott H. McNutt 

Counsel to the Fee Examiner 

 

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EXHIBIT A 

CERTIFICATION 

 I, Elizabeth A. Green, declare as follows: 

 The following facts are personally known to me, and if called to do so, I could and would 

competently testify thereto. 

 1. I am a partner in the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP (“Baker”). I submit this 

certification in support of the Stipulated Amendment to the First Interim Application of Baker & 

Hostetler LLP for Allowance and Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for 

the Period February 15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 (the “Amendment”). 

 2. I have personally reviewed the information contained in the Amendment and believe 

its contents to be true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. 

 3. The compensation and expense reimbursement sought in this Amendment, to the 

best of my knowledge, information and belief, after reasonable inquiry, is in conformity with 

sections 330(a) and 331 of title 11, United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), Rule 2016 of 

the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the “Bankruptcy Rules”), Rule 2016-1 of the Local 

Bankruptcy Rules for the Northern District of California (the “Local Rules’), the Guidelines for 

Compensation and Expense Reimbursement of Professional and Trustees, promulgated pursuant to 

Local Rule 9029-1, governing the narrative portion of fee applications, effective February 19, 2014 

(the “Narrative Guidelines”), 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 (the “UST Guidelines), the Order Pursuant to 11 

U.S.C. § § 331 and 105(a) and Fed. R. Bankr. P. 2016 For Authority to Establish Procedures for 

Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses of Professionals (“Interim Compensation 

Order”) and the revised Fee Examiner Protocol filed on October 24, 2019 (the “Revised 

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Protocol”) [Docket No. 4473] as approved by the Court on November 15, 2019 [Docket No. 4770] 

(collectively, the “Guidelines”). 

4. The compensation and expense reimbursement requested in this Amendment are 

billed at rates, in accordance with practices, no less favorable than those customarily employed by 

Baker and generally accepted by Baker’s clients. 

 5. As stated in the Amendment, since August 2, 2019, Baker, the Fee Examiner, and 

Mr. Scott McNutt (“McNutt”), the attorney for the Fee Examiner, have been involved in multiple 

discussions regarding the First Interim Fee Application and the Initial Report. These discussions 

proved fruitful and led to an agreement between Baker, the Fee Examiner, and McNutt, that Baker 

would reduce the holdback amount due from the First Interim Application by a total of $328,565.33. 

 6. During the recent preparation of Baker’s Second Interim Fee Application, it was 

discovered that the standard billing rate for two attorney timekeepers, me— Elizabeth A. Green 

($690 per hour), and Andrew V. Layden ($410 per hour), had been erroneously increased to $720 

and $550 per hour, respectively. Accordingly, this amendment reduces and adjusts the hourly 

billing rate for me from $720 to $690 per hour and for Mr. Layden from $550 to $410 per hour, for 

a total dollar reduction attributable to my time and Mr. Layden’s time in the First Interim Fee 

Application in the amount of $4,327.00. 

 7. Pursuant to the two [2] hour cap as provided in the order approving the Fee 

Examiner’s procedures entered on November 15 [Docket No. 4770] authorizing a two-hour 

allowance for non-working travel, Applicant has reduced the fees incurred for non-working travel 

by $37,824. 

 Date: December 2, 2019 BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP 

 By: /s/ Elizabeth A. Green 

 Elizabeth A. Green 

 Counsel to the Official Committee of Tort Claimants 

 

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PROPOSED ORDER 

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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) 

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 the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

In re: 

PG&E CORPORATION, 

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PACIFIC 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) 

ORDER GRANTING FIRST INTERIM 

APPLICATION OF BAKER & 

HOSTETLER LLP, AS AMENDED, 

FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT 

OF COMPENSATION AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

FOR THE PERIOD FEBRUARY 15, 

2019 THROUGH MAY 31, 2019

 

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 THIS MATTER came before the Court upon consideration of the First Interim Application 

for Allowance and Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses [Docket No. 2995] 

(the “First Interim Application”) for the period February 15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 (the 

“Application Period”) and the Stipulated Amendment to the First Interim Application for 

Allowance and Payment of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the period February 

15, 2019 through May 31, 2019 [Docket No. XXXX] (the “Amendment”) filed by Baker & 

Hostetler LLP (“Baker”), counsel for the Official Committee of Tort Claimants (“TCC”). Based 

upon the Court’s review and consideration of the First Interim Application and the Amendment, 

the certification in support thereof, and the other records and pleadings filed in the above-captioned 

chapter 11 cases, 

 THE COURT HEREBY FINDS that notice of and opportunity for a hearing on the First 

Interim Application and Amendment was duly given and that such notice was appropriate and 

sufficient under the particular circumstances. It appears to the Court that good cause exists for 

interim approval of the fees and expenses requested by Baker in the First Interim Application and 

Amendment, pursuant to section 330 of the Bankruptcy Code and Federal Rule of Bankruptcy 

Procedure 2016. The Court further finds that the fees and expenses requested in the First Interim 

Application, as modified by the Amendment, are reasonable and have been earned. 

 THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 

 1. The First Interim Application and Amendment are approved on an interim basis as 

reflected herein: 

 2. Baker is awarded an interim allowance of compensation during the Application 

Period in a total amount of $7,053,565.41 consisting of $7,190,851.00 in fees and $233,430.74 in 

actual and necessary expenses, minus: 1) a reduction in fees in the amount of $328,565.33, as 

agreed upon by Baker and the Fee Examiner; 2) an additional reduction in fees in the amount of 

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$4,327.00 due to a billing rate error, and 3) a reduction in the amount of non-working travel time 

in the amount of $37,824.00. 

 3. The Debtors are authorized and directed to make prompt payment to Baker the total 

amount of $1,067,453.87, representing the 20% holdback of fees in the amount of $1,438,170.20, 

minus: 1) the $328,565.33 reduction in fees agreed upon by Baker and the Fee Examiner, 2) the 

additional reduction in fees due to a billing error in the amount of $4,327.00, and 3) a reduction in 

the amount of non-working travel time in the amount of $37,824.00. 

 4. In exchange for the reductions agreed to by the Applicant, the Fee Examiner waives 

any further objection to the First Interim Fee Application and preserves his right to object to Baker’s 

final fee application. 

 5. The Court retains jurisdiction over any issues or disputes arising out of or relating 

to this Order. 

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Notice Parties 

PG&E Corporation

c/o Pacific Gas & Electric Company 

Attn: Janet Loduca, Esq. 

77 Beale Street 

San Francisco, CA 94105 

Keller & Benvenutti LLP 

Attn: Tobias S. Keller, Esq. 

 Jane Kim, Esq. 

650 California Street, Suite 1900 

San Francisco, CA 94108 

The Office of the United States Trustee for Region 17 

Attn: James L. Snyder, Esq. 

 Timothy Laffredi, Esq. 

450 Golden Gate Avenue, 5th Floor, Suite #05-0153 

San Francisco, CA 94102 

Milbank LLP 

Attn: Dennis F. Dunne, Esq. 

 Sam A. Khalil, Esq. 

55 Hudson Yards 

New York, NY 10001-2163 

Milbank LLP 

Attn: Paul S. Aronzon, Esq. 

 Gregory A. Bray, Esq. 

 Thomas R. Kreller, Esq. 

2029 Century Park East, 33rd Floor 

Los Angeles, CA 90067 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 

Attn: Stephen Karotkin, Esq. 

 Jessica Liou, Esq. 

 Matthew Goren, Esq. 

767 Fifth Avenue 

New York, NY 10153-0119 

Bruce A. Markell 

Fee Examiner 

541 N. Fairbanks Court 

Suite 2200 

Chicago, IL 60611-3710 

Scott H. McNutt 

Attorney for the Fee Examiner 

324 Warren Road 

San Mateo, CA 94402 

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