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Cooley, Godward, Llp., Tenth Cover Sheet Application for Allowance & Payment of Interim Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses for March 1 Through March 31, 2002
ML021360447
Person / Time
Site: Diablo Canyon  Pacific Gas & Electric icon.png
Issue date: 04/30/2002
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: ML021360447 (4)


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1 COOLEY GODWARD LLP J. MICHAEL KELLY (133657) 2 ROBERT L. EISENBACH (124896)

GREGG S. KLEINER (141311) 3 One Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 941 11-3580 4

Telephone:

(415) 693-2000 Facsimile:

(415) 951-3699 5

Special Counsel to Debtor 6

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 7

8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 9

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION I I In re Chapter 11 12 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Case No. 01-30923 DM COMPANY, a California corporation, 13 COOLEY GODWARD LLP'S TENTH COVER Debtor.

SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND 14 PAYMENT OF INTERIM COMPENSATION AND Federal ID No. 94-0742640 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE 15 PERIOD MARCH 1, 2002 -MARCH 31, 2002 16

[No Hearing Scheduled]

17 Cooley Godward LLP (the "Firm") submits this Tenth Cover Sheet Application (the 18 "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 19-Expenses for the Period March 1, 2002 -March 31, 2002 (the "Application Period").

20 This Application is made pursuant to the Order Establishing Interim Fee Application and 21 Expense Reimbursement Procedure that was entered on or about June 26, 2002 as amended 22 November 8, 2002 ("Interim Fee Order"). Paragraph 4 of the Interim Fee Order contemplates that 23 the Debtor shall pay a portion of its professionals undisputed fees and all costs after the fifteenth 24 day of the month following the filing and service of the Application ("Interim Compensation").

25 In support of this Application, the Firm respectfully represents as follows:

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The Firm is Special Counsel to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the "Debtor")ý 27 The Firm hereby applies to the Court for allowance and payment of interim compensation for 28 services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred during the Application Period.

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The Firm billed a total of $233,277.42 in fees and expenses during the Application 2

Period. The total fees represent approxiaitately 718.90 hours0.00104 days <br />0.025 hours <br />1.488095e-4 weeks <br />3.4245e-5 months <br /> expended during the period covered 3

by this Application. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

4 PERIOD FEES EXPENSES TOTAL March I to March 31, 2002

$222,886.50

$10,390.92

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Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the amount of a 7

total of $199,844.44 at this time. This total is comprised as follows: $189,453.52 (85%) of the 8

fees for services rendered' plus $10,390.92 (100% of the expenses incurred).

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For the post-petition period, the Firm has been paid to date as follows:

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$1,758,482.04.

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To date, the Firm is owed the sum of $77,594.38 (excluding amounts owed 12 pursuant to this Application).

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With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Committee, 14 counsel for the Debtor and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit I hereto is 15 the name of each professional who performed services in connection with this case during the 16 period covered by this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; and (b) attached 17 as Exhibit 2 are the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Period that comply 18 with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and 19 the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

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The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 21 Notice List in this case.

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Pursuant to this Court's Interim Fee Order the Debtor is authorized to make the 23 payment' requested herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to 24 this Application is filed with the Court by the Debtor, the Committee or the United States Trustee 25 and served by the fifteenth day of the month following the service of this Application. If such an 26 Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $33,432.98. This sum, $33,432.98, plus the holdback 27 from the Seventh application of $30,543.96; the holdback from the Amended Eighth application of $20,809.42; and the holdback from the Ninth application of $26,241.00 result in total fees held back of approximately 28

$111,027.36.

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I obiection is filed, Debtor is authorized to pay the ?mounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The 2

Firm is informed and believes that this A pplication was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, 3

on or about April 30, 2002.

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The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 5

Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of these cases, the Firm will seek 6

fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 7

case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the 8

Firm (along with the Firm's retainer) will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may 9

be allowed by this Court.

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The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all Northern II District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of 12 the Office of the Un *,ed States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the Firm has any 13 agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of the 14 fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney except as among the 15 members and associates of the Firm.

16 WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to the Firm 17 as required herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Interim Fee Order.

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20 J. Michael Kelly 21 Special Counsel to Debtor PACIFIC GAS AN2Ž M-UM PANY 22 23 24 25 26 27

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