ML022120218

Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, Inc.'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance & Payment of Interim Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses for Period May 1, 2002 to May 31, 2002

ML022120218
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	07/15/2002
From:	Moorhead A Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, 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: ML022120218 (5)

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I Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, Inc.

2 1155 15th Street, N.W. Suite 400 3 Washington, D.C. 20005 4 Telephone: (202)775-8994 5 Facsimile: (202)223-9159 6

7 Consultant for the Debtor 8

9 10 11 12 13 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 14 15 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 16 17 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 18 19 In re Case No. 01-30923 DM 20 21 PACIFIC GAS AND EL ECTRIC Chapter 11 Case 22 COMPANY, a Californi a corporation 23 [No Hearing Scheduled]

24 DFebtor.

25 26 27 Federal 1. D. No.94-074;2640 28 29 30 31 32 BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORHEAD & QUINN, INC.'S 33 COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT 34 OF INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 35 FOR THE PERIOD MAY 1. 2002 TO MAY 31, 2002 36 37 Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, Inc. (the "Firm") submits its Cover Sheet 38 Application (the "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and 39 Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period May 1, 2002 to May 31, 2002 (the "Application 40 Period"). In support of the Application, the Firm respectfully represents as follows:

41 1. The Firm is consultant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, [debtor and

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1 debtor-in-possession in the above-referenced bankruptcy case (the "Debtor") or the Official 2 Committee of Unsecured Creditors]. The Firm hereby applies to the Court for allowance and 3 payment of interim compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred 4 during the Application Period.

5 2. The Firm billed a total of $14,396.47 in fees and expenses during the 6 Application Period. The Total fees represent 61.0 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> expended during the Application 7 Period. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

8 Period Fees Expenses Total 9 May, 2002 $ 14,312.50 $ 83.97 $ 14,396.47 10 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total 11 amount of $12,249.59 at this time. This total is comprised as follows: $12,165.62 (90% (85%

12 after July 31) of the fees for services rendered)' plus $83.97 (100% of the expenses incurred).

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

14 Application Period Amount Applied For Description Amount Paid 15 September 20th - 30th $ 34,483.68 90% (85% after July $ 34,483.68

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 16 October 1St - 31St $ 92,759.25 90% (85% after July $ 92,759.25

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 17 November 1V - 30th $ 37,037.26 90% (85% after July $ 37,037.26

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 18 December 1St - 31St $5,043.25 90% (85% after July $5,043.25 31 ) of fees and 100%

of Expenses SPayment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $2,146.88.

1 January 1 31 s $ 12,203.26 90% (85% after July $ 12,203.26 31 ) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 2 February 1 t-28"h $50,550.10 90% (85% after July $ 50,550.10

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 3 March I t - 31th $25,191.80 90% (85% after July $ 25,191.81

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 4 April 1St - 30th $19,850.28 90% (85% after July $ 19,850.29

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 5 May V - 3lth $12,249.59 90% (85% after July $0.00

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 6 Total Paid to the $ 289,368.47 $ 277,118.90 7 Firm to Date 8

9 5. To date, the Firm is owed as follows (excluding amounts owed pursuant to 10 the Application).

11 Application Period Amount Description 12 First (9/20/01 - 9/30/01) $6,065.62 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 13 Second (10/01/01 - $16,335,00 10% (15% after July 31) fee 14 10/31/01) holdback and or portion of 15 Third (11/01/01 - 11/30/01) $6,523.12 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 16 Fourth (12/01/01 - 12/31/01) $ 888.75 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 17 Fifth (01/01/02 - 01/31/02) $2,147.30 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 18 Sixth (02/01/02 - 02/28/02) $ 8,910.00 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of

1 Seventh (03/01/02-03/31/02) $4,430.63 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 2 Eighth (04/01/02-04/30/02) $3,493.13 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 3 Ninth (05/01/02-05/31/02) $2,146.88 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 4 Total Owed to Firm to Date $ 50,940.43 5

6 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the 7 Committee, counsel for the Debtor and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 8 1 hereto is the name of each professional who performed services in connection with this case 9 during the period covered by this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; and 10 (b) attached as Exhibit 2 are the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Period 11 that comply with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation 12 Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

13 7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the 14 Special Notice List in this case.

15 8. Pursuant to this Court's "ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE 16 APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which was entered on or 17 about July 15, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested herein without a 18 further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is filed with the Court 19 by the Debtor, the Committee or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of the 20 month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is authorized 21 to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The Firm is informed and believe that this 22 Cover Sheet Application was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about July 15,

1 2002.

2 9. This interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 3 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, the Firm will seek 4 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 5 case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the 6 Firm (along with the Firm's retainer) will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may 7 be allowed by this Court.

8 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 9 orthern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 10 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the 11 Firm has any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any 12 portion of the fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney except 13 as among the members and associates of the Firm.

14 WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfully requests that the Debtor pay 15 compensation to the Firm as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the 16 "ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 17 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

198 ated: 1

-Y)o- I4 BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORHEAD & QUINN, INC 20 21 22 24 By: _ _ _ __

25 Adrian L. Moorhead, President 26 Consultant to Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

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