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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)

FIFTH MONTHLY FEE STATEMENT 

OF TRIDENT DMG LLC FOR 

ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF 

COMPENSATION AND 

REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 18, 

2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 17, 2019

[No hearing requested]

OBJECTION DEADLINE: 

January 29, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. (PDT)

To: The Notice Parties

Name of Applicant: Trident DMG LLC

Authorized to Provide Professional Services to: Communications Consultant for the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants

Period for which compensation and 

reimbursement are sought:

November 18, 2019 through December 17, 

2019

Amount of compensation and reimbursement 

are sought:

$28,000.00 (80% of $35,000.00)

Amount of expense reimbursement sought as 

actual, reasonable, and necessary:

$3,600.00

Trident DMG LLC (“Applicant”), the communications consultant for the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants (the “Tort Committee”), representing the largest group of 

stakeholders in the jointly administered bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) of PG&E 

Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the “Debtors”), hereby submits its fifth 

monthly fee statement (the “Monthly Fee Statement”) for allowance and payment of 

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compensation for professional services rendered, and for reimbursement of actual and necessary 

expenses incurred for the period commencing November 18, 2019 through and including December 

17, 2019 (the “Fee Period”) pursuant to 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 dated February 27, 2019 [Dkt. No. 701] (the “Interim 

Compensation Procedures Order”).

By this Monthly Fee Statement, Trident requests allowance and payment of $28,000.00 

(representing 80% of $35,000.00) as compensation for professional services rendered to the Tort 

Committee during the Fee Period and allowance and payment of $3,600.00 (representing 100% of 

the expenses allowed) as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by Trident 

during the Fee Period. 

Annexed hereto as Exhibit A is the name of each professional who performed services for 

the Tort Committee in connection with these Chapter 11 Cases and for which Trident is seeking 

compensation during the Fee Period covered by this Monthly Fee Statement and the total hours for 

each professional. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of hours spent during the Fee Period 

by task. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a summary of expenses incurred during the Fee Period. 

Attached hereto as Exhibit D are the detailed time entries for the Fee Period. Attached hereto as 

Exhibit E are the detailed expense entries for the Fee Period. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, in accordance with the Interim Compensation 

Procedures Order, responses or objections to this Monthly Fee Statement, if any, must be filed and 

served on or before the 21st day (or the next business day if such day is not a business day) 

following the date the Monthly Fee Statement is served (the “Objection Deadline”) with this 

Court. 

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that upon the expiration of the Objection Deadline, 

Trident shall file or cause to be filed a certificate of no objection with the Court, after which the 

Debtors are authorized and directed to pay Trident an amount equal to 80% of the fees and 100% 

of the expenses requested in this Monthly Fee Statement. If an objection is properly filed, the 

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Debtors shall be authorized and directed to pay Trident 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses 

not subject to an objection.

Dated: January 8, 2020 Respectfully submitted,

TRIDENT DMG LLC

By:

Adam Goldberg

Communications Consultant for the Official 

Committee of Tort Claimants

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