ML033110611

Public Policy Advocates Llc'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for September 1, 2003 Through September 30, 2003

ML033110611
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	10/20/2003
From:	Taugher F Public Policy Advocates
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
01-30923 DM
Download: ML033110611 (4)

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1 Fred Taugher PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCATES LLC 2 1015 K Street, Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95814-3803 3

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 11 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 SEPTEMBER 1,2003 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 19 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 :6270704v0 Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for September 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003

1 Public Policy Advocates LLC ("PPA") submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 2 "Application") for Allowahce and Payment of Interim Coiripensation and Reimbursement of 3 Expenses for the Period September 1, 2003 through September 30, 2003 (the "Application 4 Period"). In support of the Application, PPA respectfully represents as follows:

5., 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 during the Application Period.

9 2. PPA billed a total of$10,000.00 in fees and $18.57 in expenses during the 10 Application Period.

11 3. Accordingly, PPA seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total amount of 12 $8,518.57 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for'services rendered.'

13 4. PPA has been paid a total of t 144,279.10 for fees and expenses to date.

14 5. To date (through 10/31/03) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed 15 pursuant to this Application):

16 17 Application Period Amount Description 18 04/01/03 to 04/30/03 $900.00 15% holdback 19 05/01/03 to 05/31/03 $900.00 15% holdback 20 06/01/03 to 06/30/03 .900.00 15%holdback 21 07/01/03 to 07/31/03 S900.00 15% holdback 22 08/01/03 to 08/31/03 $900.00 *15% holdback 23 09/01/03 to 09/30/03 $10,018.57 Consulting services 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 lPayment of this amount would result in a holdback of S1,500.00.

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I 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.

4 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 11 was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about October 31, 2003.

12 9. The interim compensation sought in this Application is on account and is not 13 final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees and reimbursement of the expenses 14 incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case. Any interim fees or reimbursement 15 of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will be credited against such final fees

.16 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.

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I WHEREFORE, 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 ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 4 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: Octobert, 2003 6

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