ML020500551

Public Policy Advocates Llc'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for December 1, 2001 Through December 31, 2001

ML020500551
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	01/30/2002
From:	Taugher F Public Policy Advocates
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
SF 01-30923 DM
Download: ML020500551 (4)

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1 Fred Taugher PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC 2 1015 K Street, Suite 200 3 Sacramento, CA 95814-3803 Telephone: 916/441-0702 4 Facsimile: 916/441-3549 5

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8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 11 12 In re Case No. SF 01-30923 DM 13 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Chapter 11 14 COMPANY, a California corporation, 15 PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC'S Debtor. COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR 16 ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF 17 INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR 18 DECEMBER 1, 2001 THROUGH 19 DECEMBER 31, 2001 20 Hearing:

21 Date: [None Required]

Time: [None Required]

22 Place: 235 Pine Street, 2 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAl :#6229383vl Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC

1 Public Policy Advocates LLC ("PPA") submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 2

"Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 3

Expenses for the Period December 1, 2001 through December 31, 2001 (the "Application 4

Period"). In support of the Application, PPA respectfully represents as follows:

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1. PPA is the Legislative Activities Consultant to the Official Committee of 6

Unsecured Creditors in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("Debtor") bankruptcy case. PPA 7

hereby applies to the Court for allowance and payment of interim compensation for services 8

rendered and reimbursement of expenses during the Application Period.

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2. PPA billed a total of $6,000.00 in fees during the Application Period.

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3. Accordingly, PPA seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total amount of 11

$5,100 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for services rendered.1 12

4. PPA has been paid a total of $20,416.12 for fees and expenses to date.

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5. To date (through 12/31/01) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed 14 pursuant to this Application):

15 16 Application Period Amount Description 17 08/01/01 to 8/31/01 $900.00 15% holdback 18 09/01/01 to 09/30/01 $900.00 15% holdback 19 10/01/01 to 10/31/01 $900.00 15% holdback 20 11/01/01 to 11/30/01 $900.00 15% holdback 21 12/01/01 to 12/31/01 $6,000.00 Consulting Services 22

6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor and 23 the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is an invoice for the 24 Application Period that complies with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules 25 and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

26 27 28 ' Payment of this amount would result in a holdback of $900.00.

LA1:#6229383vl Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC 1 7. PPA has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 2 Notice List in this case.

8. Pursuant to this Court's "AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which was entered on 5

or about November 8, 2001, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested herein 6 without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of the 8 month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 9 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. This Cover Sheet Application 10 was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about January 31, 2002.

11 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 12 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees 13 and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case.

14 Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will 15 be credited against such final fees and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

16 10. PPA represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 17 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 18 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither PPA nor any members of PPA has 19 any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of 20 the fees or expenses to be awarded to PPA with any other person or attorney except as among the 21 members and associates of PPA.

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WHEREFORE, PPA respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to PPA 2

as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the "AMENDED ORDER 3

ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT 4

PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: January 30 2002 6

PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC 7

8 By: /5/

Fred Taugher 9

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