ML040980591

Public Policy Advocates Llc'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expense for February 1, 2004 Through February 29, 2004

ML040980591
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	03/18/2004
From:	Taugher F Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Public Policy Advocates
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
SF 01-30923 DM
Download: ML040980591 (4)

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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 V111"'6 7-15 3113 5

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8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT 9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 1I0 II 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 FEBRUARY 1, 2004 THROUGH FEBRUARY 29,22004 19 20 Hearing:

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 :#6279453vi Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for February 1, 2004 through February 29, 2004

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Public Policy Advocates LLC ("PPA") submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 17 "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 3 Expenses for the Period February 1, 2004 through February 29, 2004 (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 $6,000.00 in fees and $29.87 in expenses during the 1i) Application Period.

11 3. Accordingly, PPA seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total amount of 12 $5,129.87 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for services rendered.'

13 4. PPA has been paid a total of$181,224.85 for fees and expenses to date.

14 5. To date (through 03/31/04) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed 15 pursuant to this Application):

16 17 Application Period Amount Description iS 12/01/03 to 12/31/03 $900.00 15% holdback 19 01/01/04 to 01/31/04 $900.00. 15% holdback 20 02/01/04 to 02/29/04 $6,029.87 Consulting services 21 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor and 22 the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is an invoice for the 23 Application Period that complies with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules 24 and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

25 7. PPA has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 26 Notice List in this case.

27 8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORI)ER ESTABLISHING 28

'Payment of this amount would result in a holdback of $900.00.

LAI:#6279453v0 Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for February 1, 2004 through February 29, 2004

1 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 2 was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested 3 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 4 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 5 the month -following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 6 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. This Cover Sheet Application 7 was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about March 31, 2004.

8 9. The interim compensation sought in this Application is on account and is not 9 final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees and reimbursement of the expenses 10 incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case. Any interim fees or reimbursement 11 of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will be credited against such final fees 12 and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

13 10. PPA represents and warrants that its billing practices 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. Neither PPA nor any members of PPA has 16 any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of 17 the fees or expenses to be awarded to PPA with any other person or attorney except as among the 18 members and associates of PPA.

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1 WHEREFORE, PPA respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to PPA 2 as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of Ihe "SECOND AMENDED 3 ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 4 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: March4W2004 6

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