ML020720526

Cooley Godward Llp'S Eighth Cover Sheet Application for Allowance & Payment of Interim Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses for Period 01/01/2002 - 01/31/2002

ML020720526
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	02/28/2002
From:	Joseph Kelly Cooley Godward, LLP, Pacific Gas & Electric Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
01-30923 DM, 94-0742640
Download: ML020720526 (4)

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I C OOLEY GODWARD LLP J.t(MICHAEL KELLY (133657) 2 2. The Firm billed a total of $160,002.13 in fees and expenses during the Application R OBERT L. EISENBACH (124896) the period covered 2

REGG S. KLEINER (141311) 3 Period. The total fees represent approximately 514.90 hours0.00104 days <br />0.025 hours <br />1.488095e-4 weeks <br />3.4245e-5 months <br /> expended during 3 ne Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor S5an Francisco, CA 94111-3580 4 by this Application. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

4 T elephone: (415) 693-2000 I FEES EXPENSES TOTAL PERIOn F aesimile: (415) 951-3699 5 S 6 January*I to January31, 2002 1 $148,211.50 -_ 1511,790.63 - . [$160,002.13 pecial Counsel to Debtor 6 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY amount of a 7 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the

7. $125,979.78 (85%) of the 8 total of $137,770.41 at this time. This total is comprised as follows:

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9 fees for services rendered' plus $11,790.63 (100% of the expenses incurred).

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 as follows:

10 4. For the post-petition period, the Firm has been paid to date SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 $1,333,475.01.

11 Chapter 11 11 In re owed 12 5. To date, the Firm is owed the sum of $167,626.57 (excluding amounts PACIFIC GAS AND ELI ICTRIC Case No. 01-30923 DM 12 COOLEY GODWARD LLP'S EIGHITH COVER pursuant to this Application).

COMPANY, a California*corporation, 13 13 Debtorr. SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND 14 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Committee, PAYMENT OF INTERIM COMPENSATION AND 14 as Exhibit 1 hereto is Federal ID No. 94-0742640 90 6PERIOD REIMBURSEMENT JANUARY 1, EXPENSES OF2002 FOR THE

- JANUARY 31, 2002 15 counsel for the Debtor and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached

..15 with this case during the 16 the name of each professional who performed services in connection 16 (No Hearing Scheduled]

and (b) attached 17 period covered by this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; 17 Period that comply 18 as Exhibit 2 are the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Sheet Application (the 18 Cooley Godward LLP (the "Firm") submits this Eighth Cover Guidelines and 19 with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation and Reimbursement of 19 "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation 20 the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

(the "Application Period").

20 Expenses for the Period January 1, 2002 -January 31, 2002 the Special 21 7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on Interim Fee Application and 21 This Application is made pursuant to the Order Establishing 22 Notice List in this case.

on or about June 26, 2002 as amended 22 Expense Reimbursement Procedure that was entered make the 23 8. Pursuant to this Court's Interim Fee Order the Debtor is authorized to the Interim Fee Order contemplates that 23 November 8, 2002 ("Interim Fee Order"). Paragraph 4 of unless an objection to 24 payment requested herein without a further hearing or order of this Court fees and all costs after the fifteenth 24 the Debtor shall pay a portion of its professionals undisputed the United States Trustee 25 this Application is filed with the Court by the Debtor, the Committee or Application ("Interim Compensation").

25 day of the month following the filing and service of the 26 as follows:

26 In support of this Application, the Firm respectfully represents Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $22,231.72, plus the holdback from the Seventh 27 of $30,543.96 for total fees held back of approximately $52,775.68. This figure does not take into application Company (the "Debtor"). Court's February 26, 2002 approval of the 27 1. The Firm is Special Counsel to Pacific Gas and Electric account sums that will be paid by the Debtor to Firm following the 28 Firm's Second Interim Application for compensation.

of interim compensation for COOLEY GODWARD LLP's NOTICE 28 The Firm hereby applies to the Court for allowance and paymentCOOLEY GODWARD LLP's NOTICE 697273 v5/SF 697273vS/SF fy0 1,051.DOC 2.

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1 and served by the fifteenth day of the month following the service of this Application. If such an PROOF OF SERVICE 2 objection is filed, Debtor is authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The 2 I, Kris Tsao Cachia, hereby declare:

3 Firm is informed and believes that this Application was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, 3 I am employed in the City of San Francisco, County of San Francisco, California in the 4 on or about February 28, 2002. 4 office of a member of the bar of this court at whose direction the following service was made. I 5 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 5 am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to the within action. My business address is 6 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of these cases, the Firm will seek 6 Cooley Godward LLP, One Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111-3580.

7 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 7 On February 28, 2002, 1 served the foregoing document(s) described as:

8 case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the 8 Cooley Godward LLP's Eighth Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment Firm (along with the Firm's retainer) will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period January 1, 9 9 2002 - January 31, 2002 (Served wit&exhibits, except to the Court, which has explicitly requestedno exhibits) 10 be allowed by this Court. 10 on the interested parties in this action by placing a true copies thereof, on the above date, enclosed 11 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all Northern II in sealed envelopes for service and prepared for processing in the manner indicated below, 12 District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of 12 addressed as follows or as stated on the attached service list:

13 the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the Firm has any 13 Debtor's Counsel via Messenger Counsel to the UnsecuredCreditors 14 agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of the 14 Janet A. Nexon Committee via FederalEx.prese fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney except as among the James L. Lopes Robert Jay Moore 15 15 Jeffrey L. Schaeffer Paul S. Aronzon Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk &Rabkin Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP 16 members and associates of the Firm. 16 Three Embarcadero Center, 7th Floor 601 South Figueroa Street WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfuilly requests that the Debtor pay compensation to the Firm San Francisco, CA 94111 Los Angeles, California 90017 17 17 U.S. Trustee via Messenger 18 as required herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Interim Fee Order. 18 Office of the U.S. Trustee Attn: Stephen Johnson 19 Dated: February 28, 2002 COO EY GODW LP 19 250 Montgomery Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94104-3401 20 20 By: I .XX. (BY FEDERAL EXPRESS) I am personally and readily familiar with the business 21 21 practice of Cooley Godward LLP for collection and processing of notices and other papers to be sent by overnight delivery service. Pursuant to that business practice, envelopes and packages are 22 Special ounsel to Debto 22 placed for collection at designated stations and in the ordinary course of business are that same day PACIFI GAS A ECTRIC COMPANY deposited in a box or other facility regularly maintained by such express service carrier or 23 23 delivered to an authorized courier or driver authorized by such express service carrier to receive documents, in an envelope or package designated by such express service carrier, with delivery 24 24 fees paid or provided for.

25 25 ..X. (BY MESSENGER SERVICE) I am readily familiar with my office's practice for collection and processing of correspondence for hand delivery by messenger service.

26 26 Correspondence so collected and processed is picked up that same day by a messenger service known by this office based on past experience to be reliable, with instructions to be delivered by 27 27 hand that same day to the offices of the addressee(s) listed above or on the attached service list.

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I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the 3

foregoing is true and correct, and that this declaration was executed on February 28, 2002 at San 4

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