ML031260552

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy Llp'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for March 2003

ML031260552
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	04/29/2003
From:	Ball L Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
SF 01-30923 DM
Download: ML031260552 (8)

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1 Paul S. Aronzon (#88781)

Robert Jay Moore (#77498) 2 Michael I. Sorochinsky (#166708) 3 Lorie A. Ball (#210703)

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP 4 601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor Los Angeles,~California 90017 5 Telephone: (213) 892-4000 6 Facsimile: (213) 629-5063 7 Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors 8

9 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 10 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 12 13 14 In re Case No. SF 01-30923 DM 15 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Chapter 11 16 COMPANY, a California corporation, MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY 17 Debtor. LLP'S COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF 18 INTERIM COMPENSATION AND 19 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR MARCH 2003 20 21 Hearing:

22 Date: [None Required]

Time: [None Required]

23 Place: 235 Pine Street, 22 nd Floor San Francisco, CA 25 26 27 28 LAI :#6259187vl Coer, Sheept Annlirctinn for March 2003 0v-RV D(

1 Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, LLP (the "Firm") submits its Cover Sheet 2 Application (the "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and 3 Reimbursement of Expenses for March 2003 (the "Application Period"). In support of the 4 Application, the Firm respectfully represents as follows:

5 1. The Firm is counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the 6 Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("Debtor") bankruptcy case. The Firm hereby applies to the 7 Court for allowance and payment of interim compensation for services rendered and 8 reimbursement of expenses incurred during the Application Period.

2. The Firm billed a total of $336,049.18 in fees and expenses during the 10 Application Period. The total fees represent 799.00 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> expended during the Application 11 Period. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

12 13 Period Fees Expenses Total 14 03/01/03 - 03/31/03 $317,603.50 $18,445.68 $336,049.18 15 16

3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total 17 amount of $288,408.65 at this time. This total is comprised as follows:

18 $269,962.97 (85% of the fees for services rendered)l plus $18,445.68 (100% of the expenses 19 incurred).

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4. For the post-petition period, the Firm has not been paid $521,827.41 to date for 21 fees and expenses.

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5. To date (through 4/29/03) the Firm is owed as follows (including amounts 23 owed pursuant to this Application):

24 25 26 27 28 IPayment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $47,640.53.

LA11:6259187v0 Cover Sheet Application for March 2003 1

2 Description Application Period Amount 3 Twenty-First (December 1 - December 31) $71,043.60 15% holdback 4 Twenty-Second (January 1 - January 31) $65,391.08 15% holdback 5 15% holdback Twenty-Third (February 1 - February 28) $49,343.55 6

Twenty-Fourth (March 1 -March 31) $336,049.18 March fees and costs 7

Total Owed to Firm to Date $521,827.41 8

9 - 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor 10 and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is the name of each 11 professional who performed services in connection with this case during the period covered by 12 this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; and (b) attached as Exhibit 2 are 13 the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Period that comply with all 14 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 15 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

16 7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the 17 Special Notice List in this case.

18 8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 19 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 20 was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested 21 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 22 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 23 the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 24 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The Firm is informed and 25 believes that this Cover Sheet Application was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or 26 about April 29, 2003.

27 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 28 LA1#6259187vl Cover Sheet Application for March 2003  ; ~-2-.

1 Application-is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, the Firm will seek 2 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 3 case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the 4 Firm will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

5 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 6 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the 8 Firm has any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any 9

portion of the fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney 10 except as among the members and associates of the Firm.

11 WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to 12 the Firm as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the "SECOND 13 AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 14 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

DATED: Aprilff) 2003 16 l MILB D, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP Paul S. Aronzon 19 Robert Jay Moore Michael I. Sorochinsky 20 Lorie A. Ball 21 Attorneys for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA] :#6259187vl Cover Sheet Application for March 2003

-1 Fred Taugher PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC 2 1015 K Street, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95814-3803 Telephone: 916/441-0702 4 Facsimile: 916/441-3549 5

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8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 12 In re Case No. SF 01-30923 DM 13 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Chapter 11 14 COMPANY, a California corporation, 15 PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC'S Debtor. COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR 16 ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF 17 . INTERIM COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR 18 MARCH 1, 2003 THROUGH 19 MARCH 31, 2003 20 Hearin:

21 Date: [None Required]

Time: [None Required]

22 Place: 235 Pine Street, 22 nd Floor San Francisco, CA 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAI :#6259262vl Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC

1 Public Policy Advocates LLC ('"PA") submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 2

-"Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 3

Expenses for the Period March 1, 2003 through March 31, 2003 (the "Application Period"). In 4

support of the Application, PPA respectfully represents as follows:

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1. PPA is the Legislative Activities Consultant to the Official Committee of 6

Unsecured Creditors in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("Debtor") bankruptcy case. PPA 7

hereby applies to the Court for allowance and payment of interim compensation for services 8

rendered and reimbursement of expenses during the Application Period.

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2. PPA billed a total of $6,000.00 in fees and $20.38 in expenses during the 10 Application Period.

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3. Accordingly, PPA seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total amount of 12

$5,120.38 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for services rendered and 100% for 13 expenses incurred.'

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4. PPA has been paid a total of $110,710.37 for fees and expenses to date.

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5. To date (through 4/29/03) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed 16 pursuant to this Application):

17 18 Amount Description Application Period 19 15% holdback 12/01/02 to 12/31/02 $900.00 20 15% holdback 01/01/03 to 01/31/03 $900.00 21 02/01/03 to 02/28/03 $900.00 15% holdback 22 03/01/03 to 3/31/03 $6,020.38 Consulting services and 23 expenses 24

6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor and 25 the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is an invoice for the 26 Application Period that complies with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules 27 28 l Payment of this amount would result in a holdback of $900.00.

LAI #6259262v0 Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC 1 and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

2 7. PPA has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 3 Notice List in this case.

8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 5 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 6 was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested 7 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 8 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 9 the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 10 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. This Cover Sheet Application II was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about April 29, 2003.

12 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 13 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees 14 and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case.

15 Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will 16 be credited against such final fees and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

17 10. PPA represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 18 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 19 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither PPA nor any members of PPA has 20 any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of 21 the fees or expenses to be awarded to PPA with any other person or attorney except as among the 22 members and associates of PPA.

23 24 25 26 27 28 LAI.#6259262v0 Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC 2 VaWHEREFORE, PPA respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to PPA 2

as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the "SECOND AMENDED 3 1ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 4 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: April2 03 7 PUBLICIPADV LLC 8 B 9 l Frred T ugher 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LAI :#6259262vA Cover Sheet Application of PPA LLC