ML040980589

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & Mccloy Llp'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for February 2004

ML040980589
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	03/26/2004
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: ML040980589 (4)

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1 Paul S. Aronzon (#88781)

Robert Jay Moore (#77498) 2 Lorie A. Ball (#210703)

MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY LLP 3

601 South Figueroa Street, 30th Floor 4 Los Angeles, California 90017 Telephone: (213) 892-4000 5 Facsimile: (213) 629-5063 iS5 6 Counsel for Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors 7

8 9 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 11 12 13 In re Case No. SF 01-30923 DM 14 PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC Chapter 11 15 COMPANY, a California corporation, MILBANK, TWEED, HADLEY & McCLOY 16 Debtor. LLP'S COVER SHEET APPLICATION 17 FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF INTERIM COMPENSATION AND 18 REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR FEBRUARY 2004 19 20 .Heanng:

21 Date: [None Required]

Time: [None Required]

22 Place: 235 Pine Street, 22 Floor San Francisco, CA 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA1 :16280117v4 Cover Sheet Application for February 2004 r' bygPD I

I 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 February 2004 (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.

9 2. The Firm billed a total of $158,645.98 in fees and expenses during the 10 Application Period. The total fees represent 367.10 hours1.157407e-4 days <br />0.00278 hours <br />1.653439e-5 weeks <br />3.805e-6 months <br /> expended during the Application 11 Period. These fees and expenses break down as follows:

12 Period Fees Expenses Total 13 14 02/01/04 - 02/29/04 $149,081.00 $9,564.98 $158,645.98 15 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total 16 amount of$136,283.83 at this time. This total is comprised as follows:

17 $126,718.85 (85% of the fees for services rendered)' plus $9,564.98 (100% of the expenses 18 incurred).

19 4. For the post-petition period, the Firm has not been paid $218,887.94 to date for 20 fees and expenses.

21 5. To date (through 03/31/04) the Firm is owed as follows (including amounts 22 owed pursuant to this Application):

23 24 25 26 27 28 'Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $22,362.15.

LA1162S01 17vl Cover Sheet Application for February 2004 1 Application Period Amount Description 2

Thirty-Third (December 1 - December 31) $35,110.43 15% holdback 3

Thirty-Fourth (January 1 - January 31) $25,131.53 15% holdback 4

Thirty-Fifth (February 1- February 29) $158,645.98 February fees and costs 5

6 Total Owed to Firm to Date $218,887.94 7 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor 8 and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is the name of each 9 professional who performed services in connection with this case during the period covered by 10 this Application and the hourly rate for each such professional; and (b) attached as Exhibit 2 are 11 the detailed time and expense statements for the Application Period that comply with all 12 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 13 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

14 7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the 15 Special Notice List in this case.

16 8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 17 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 18 was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested

'19 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 20 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 21 the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 22 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. The Firn is informed and 23 believes that this Cover Sheet Application was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or 24 about March 31, 2004.

25 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 26 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, the Firn will seek 27 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 28 case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the LA! :462801 17vl Cover Sheet Application for February 2004 I Firm will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

2 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 3 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 4 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the 5 Firm has any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any 6 portion of the fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney 7 except as among the members and associates of the Firm.

8 WHEREFORE, the Firn respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to 9 the Firm as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the "SECOND 10 AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE

]11 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

12 DATED: March 26,2004 13 MILBANK, TWEED, HADL & McCLOY LLP

• 14 15 By: ~MCO L Paul S. Aronzon 16 Robert Jay Moore Lorie A. Ball 17 Attorneys for the Official Committee of Unsecured 18 Creditors 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA1:162801 17i1 Cover Sheet Application for February 2004