A first-day hearing in the Chapter 11 cases of Pacific Gas and Electric Company and PG&E Corporation is scheduled to begin at 10am (PT)/1pm (ET), in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California. Judge Dennis Montali held a status conference on Tuesday, hours after the debtors’ petition was filed, but today will be the first time he will consider any substantive matters in the case.

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