ML031260382

Cooley Godward Llp'S Twenty-Second Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period March 1, 2003 - March 31, 2003

ML031260382
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	04/30/2003
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: ML031260382 (3)

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COOLEY GODWARD LLP for allowance and payment of intenm compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of 2

J. MICHAEL KELLY (133657)

MARTIN S. SCHENKER (109828) f6,2t t3151` 2 expenses incurred dunng the Application Period ^

GREGG S. KLEINER (14131 1) 3 2. The Firm billed a total of $467,399.55 in fees and expenses during the Application 3 One Maritime Plaza, 20th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111-3580 Period. The total fees represent approximately 1,581.50 hours5.787037e-4 days <br />0.0139 hours <br />8.267196e-5 weeks <br />1.9025e-5 months <br /> expended during the period covered 4 Telephone: (415) 693-2000 4 Facsimile: (415) 951-3699 5 by this Application. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

5 Special Counsel to Debtor TOTAL 6 PERIOD I FEES EXPENSES 6 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY __ - - I s- - .- I CA467.3s00(

. I., . . 4t 11y) 7 7 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 8 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the amount of a 8

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 total of $403,644 83 at this time. This total is comprised as follows: $361,276.78 (85%) of the 9

SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 fees for services rendered' plus S42,368 05 (100% of the expenses incurred).

10 Chapter 11 11 4. For the post-petition period, the Firm has been paid to date as follows:

1 In re Case No. 0 1-30923 DM 12 APPLICATION PERIOD AMOUNT APPLIED DESCRIPTION AMOUNT PAID 12 PACIFIC GAS AND ELI,CTRIC FOR COMPANY, a California 13 COOLEY GODWARD LLP's TWENTY-SECOND 04/06/01 - 07/31/01 (I' post-petition S305,205 04 100% of fees and $305,205.04l 13 expenses Debtor COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE interim fee application penod)

AND PAYMENT OF INTERIM COMPENSATION 14 08/0I/ol - 1t30/0 (2" post-penion 5981,483 45 1iO of fees and l981,48345 14 Federal ID No. 94-07426&t0 AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE intenm fee applicationpenod) I expenses -

PERIOD MARCH I, 2003 - MARCH 31, 2003 15 12/01/01 - 03/31/02 (3 _post-petion $781,865.23 100% of fees and l781,865.

15 interim fee application period) expenses

16 [No Hearing Scheduled] 16 04/01/02-07/31/02(4 post-petiton S1,123,38494 I 00' of fees and S],121,884 94 interim fee applicationperlod) expenses 17 17 0801/02 - 11/30/02(5post-petition $4,005,614 70 100% of fees and $4,005,614 70 Cooley Godward LLP (the "Firm") submits this Twenty-Second Cover Sheet Application interim fee application penod) expenses l 18 12/01/02 - 12/3102 (December S ,077,677 60 85% of fees and I00/ S1,077,67762 (the "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of cover sheetappl'icanon period) I of expenses 19 01/0 /03-_0I/3I03(Januarycover 5668,10809 85%offeesand I00/a S668,108 10

'19 Expenses for the Period March 1,2003 - March 31, 2003 (the "Application Period'). sheet application period) I of expenses I 20 20 $620,533 10 85%offeesand I/00% S 620,533 11 02/01/03-02/28/03 (Februaeycover This Application is made pursuant to the Order Establishing Interim Fee Application and I sheet application period) _ I of expenses l 9_______ l___

21 21 TOTAL: l s9,563,872.15 l$9s,562,372.s19 Expense Reimbursement Procedure that was entered on or about June 26, 2002, as amended 22 22 5. To date, the Firm is owed as follows (excluding amounts owed pursuant to this November 8, 2002, and amended again as of March 18, 2002 ('Interim Fee Order"). Paragraph 4

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of the Interim Fee Order contemplates that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (the "Debtor") shall 24 APPLICATION PERIOD AMOUNT I DESCRIPTION 24 pay a portion of its professionals undisputed fees and all costs after the fifteenth day of the month 04106/01-07/31/01 (l.post-pettion S O0-IY 25 25 Interim fee application period) following the filing and service of the Application ('Interim Compensation") 08/01/01-11/30/01 (2' post-pettion 5 I 26 26 In support of this Application. the Firm respectfully represents as follows' Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of 563,754 73 27 27 All except S29,434 90 was paid from the Firm's prepetition retainer The Firm is Special Counsel to the Debtor. The Firm hereby applies to the Court 2

1. ' The Court's Order reduced the allowed amount by $1,500 00 -

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ntenm fee application pnod) Firm (along with the Firm's retainer) will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may 12/01/01 -03/31/02 (3r post-petition S 2 interim fee application period) 2 be allowed by this Court.

04/01/02 - 07/31/02 (4 post-petition S 3 interim fee application period) 3 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all Northern OS/01/02 - I1/30/02 (5rpest-petition S 4 Interim fee application period) 4 District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of 12/01/02 -12/31/02 (December S146,834.75 15% offee holdback cover sheet application period) 5 the Office of the United States Trustee Neither the Firm nor any members of the Firm has any 01/01/03 - 01/31/03 (January cover $100,757.24 15%of fee holdback 6 sheet application period) 6 agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of the 02/01/03 -02/28/03 (February cover S103,588 79 15% of fee holdback 7 sheet application period) 7 fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney except as among the TOTAL, S351,180 78 8 8 members and associates of the Firm.

6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Committee, 9 9 WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to the Firm counsel for the Debtor and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit I hereto is 10 10 as required herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Interim Fee Order.

the name of each professional who performed services in connection with this case during the 11 11 Dated April 30,2003 COOLEY)GODWARD LLP period covered by this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; and (b) attached 12 12 as Exhibit 2 are the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Period that comply By: .

13 13 \N J. Michattl~elly with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and 14 14 Special Co el to Debtoir.

the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. PACIFIC GA AND IC COMPANY 15 15

7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 16 16 Notice List in this case.

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8. Pursuant to this Court's Interim Fee Order the Debtor is authorized to make the 18 18 payment requested herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to 19 19 this Application is filed with the Court by the Debtor, the Committee or the United States Trustee 20 20 and served by the Eighteenth day of the month following the service of this Application. If such 21 21 an objection is filed, Debtor is authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection.

22 22 The Firm is informed and believes that this Application was mailed by first class mail, postage 23 23 prepaid, on or about April 30,2003.

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25 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of these cases, the Firm will seek 26 26 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 27 2T:

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