Horton

Horton v. PG&E Corporation

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMarch 21, 20234:22-cv-06367California559 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HORTON, Case No. 22-cv-06367-HSG

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

DISMISS

v. Re: Dkt. No. 5 PG&E CORPORATION, Defendant.

12 In October 2022, Ricky-Dean Horton filed a notice of appeal regarding an order entered by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California (the “Bankruptcy Court”). Dkt. No. 1. Pending before the Court is PG&E Corporation’s and Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (collectively, “PG&E”) motion to dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction. See Dkt. No. 5. The Court agrees that it lacks jurisdiction to hear this appeal and accordingly GRANTS the motion. Mr. Horton filed a claim in the underlying bankruptcy case, asserting damages from the alleged wrongful death of his brother in September 2016. See Dkt. No. 1 at 70. The Bankruptcy Court found that Mr. Horton’s claims were barred by the statute of limitations, and disallowed and expunged his claims. See id. at 67,…

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