ML030420524

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

ML030420524
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	01/30/2003
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, 94-0742640
Download: ML030420524 (5)

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1 Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, Inc.

2 1155 15t' Street, N.W. Suite 400 3 Washington, D.C. 20005 4 Telephone: (202)775-8994 5 Facsimile: (202)223-9159 6 A 7 Consultant for the Debtor 8

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

23 Detbtor.

24 25 26 Federal I. D. No. 94-0742 640 27 28 29 30 BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORHEAD & QUINN, INC.'S 31 COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT 32 OF INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 33 FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 1. 2002 TO DECEMBER 31, 2002 34 35 Brown, Williams, Moorhead & Quinn, Inc. (the "Firm") submits its Cover Sheet 36 Application (the "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and 37 Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period December 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002 (the 38 "Application Period"). In support of the Application, the Firm respectfully represents as follows:

39 1. The Firm is consultant to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, debtor and 40 debtor-in-possession in the above-referenced bankruptcy case (the "Debtor") or the Official

1 Committee of Unsecured Creditors. The Firm hereby applies to the Court for allowance and 2 payment of interim compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses incurred 3 during the Application Period.

4 2. The Firm billed a total of $40,875.00 in fees and expenses during the 5 Application Period. The Total fees represent 174.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br /> expended during the Application 6 Period. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

7 Period Fees Expenses Total 8 I December, 2002 $40,875.00 $ 1,984.92 $42,859.92 I

I 9 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total 10 amount of $36,728.67 at this time. This total is comprised as follows: $34,743.75 (90% (85%

11 after July 31) of the fees for services rendered)' plus $1,984.92 (100% of the expenses 12 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 April 1st - 30th $19,850.29 90% (85% after July $ 19,850.29

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 16 May l' - 31st $12,249.59 90% (85% after July $12,249.59

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 17 June 1st - 30th $15,671.34 90% (85% after July $15,671.34

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 18 July 1St - 31st $12,274.28 90% (85% after July $12,274.28

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses

' Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $6,131.25.

1 August I` - 31st $33,686.91 90% (85% after July $ 33,686.91

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 2 September 1' - 30th $ 34,527.10 90% (85% after July $ 34,527.10

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 3 October 1`- 31st $17,095.43 90% (85% after July $17,095.43

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 4 November 1 - 30th $17,007.97 90% (85% after July $17,007.97

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 5 December s' - 31st $36,728.67 90% (85% after July $ 0.00

31) of fees and 100%

of Expenses 6 Total Paid to the $199,091.58 $162,362.91 7 Firm to Date 8

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

11 12 Application Period Amount Description 13 First (04/01/02-04/30/02) $ 3,493.13 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 14 Second (05/01/02-05/31/02) $2,146.88 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 15 Third (06/01/02-06/30/02) $ 2,748.75 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 16 Fourth (07/01/02-07/31/02) $2,160.00 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 17 Fifth (08/01/02-08/31/02) $ 4,792.50 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 18 Sixth (09/01/02-09/30/02) $ 5,720.63 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of

1 Seventh (10/01/02-10/31/02) $3,003.75 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 2 Eighth (11/01/02-11/30/02) $2,992.50 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 3 Ninth (12/01/02-12/31/02) $6,131.25 10% (15% after July 31) fee holdback and or portion of 4 Total Owed to Firm to Date $33,189.39 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 "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 16 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 17 was issued March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested herein 18 without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is filed with 19 the Court by the Debtor, the Committee or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth 20 day of the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 21 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The Firm is informed and 22 believes that this Cover Sheet Application was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or

1 about January 30, 2003.

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 Northern 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 "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND 17 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

18 19 Dated: .30C) QCX3 BROWN, WILLIAMS, MOORHEAD & QUINN, INC 20 /

21 22 23 24 By: (

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

27 28