ML041470185

Public Policy Advocates Llc'S Cover Sheet Application for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for March 1, 2004 Through March 31, 2004

ML041470185
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	04/15/2004
From:	Taugher F Public Policy Advocates
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California
References
SF 01-30923 DM
Download: ML041470185 (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 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 MARCH 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2004 19 20 Hearing:

21 Date: [None Required]

Time: [None Required]

22 Place: 235 Pine Street, 22nd Floor San Francisco, CA 23 24 25 26 27 28 LA1#6281035v0 Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for March 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 u0

1 Public Policy Advocates LLC ("PPA") submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 2 "Application').for Allowince and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 3 Expenses for the Period March 1, 2004 through March 31, 2004 (the "Application Period'). In 4 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 $34.38 in expenses during the 10 Application Period.

11 3. Accordingly, PPA seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total amount of 12 $5,134.38 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for services rendered.'

13 4. PPA has been paid a total of S186,354.72 for fees and expenses to date.

14 5. To date (through 04/30/04) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed 15 pursuant to this Application):

16 17 Application Period Amount Description 18 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 $900.00 15% holdback 21 03/01/04 to 03/31/04 $6,034.38 Consulting services 22 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor and 23 the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit I hereto is an invoice for the 24 Application Period that complies with all Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules 25 and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

26 7. PPA has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 27 28

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

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2 8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 3 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 4 was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested 5 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 6 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 7 the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 8 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. This Cover Sheet Application 9 was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about April 30, 2004.

10 9. The interim compensation sought in this Application is on account and is not 11 final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees and reimbursement of the expenses 12 incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case. Any interim fees or reimbursement 13 of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will be credited against such final fees

.14 and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

15 10. PPA represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 16 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 17 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither PPA nor any members of PPA has 18 any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of 19 the fees or expenses to be awarded to PPA with any other person or attorney except as among the 20 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 the "SECOND AMENDED 3 ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 4 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: ApriJ4, 2004 6 PUBLIC P LLC 7

8 By:

Fredtl Tn11chPer 9

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