ML031570309

Public Policy Advocates LLCs Cover Sheet Application for Allowance & Payment of Interim Compensation & Reimbursement of Expenses for April 1, 2003 Through April 30, 2003

ML031570309
Person / Time
Site:	Diablo Canyon
Issue date:	05/22/2003
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: ML031570309 (4)

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I1 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 1 3 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 APRIL 1, 2003 THROUGH APRIL 30, 2003 19 Hearing:

20 Date:

[None Required]

21 Time:

[None Required]

Place:

235 Pine Street, 22nd Floor 22 San Francisco, CA 23 24 25 26 27 28 C)

Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for April 1, 2003 through April 30, 2003 x

Public Policy Advocates LLC ("PPA') submits its Cover Sheet Application (the "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period April 1, 2003 through April 30, 2003 (the "Application Period"). In support of the Application, PPA respectfully represents as follows:

1. PPA is the Legislative Activities Consultant to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the Pacific Gas and Electric Company ("Debtor") bankruptcy case. PPA hereby applies to the Court for allowance and payment of interim compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses during the Application Period.

2. PPA billed a total of $6,000.00 in fees and $16.54 in expenses during the Application Period.

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

$5,116.54 at this time, which represents 85% of the fees for services rendered and 100% for expenses incurred.'

4. PPA has been paid a total of $115,830.75 for fees and expenses to date.

5. To date (through 5/30/03) PPA is owed as follows (including amounts owed pursuant to this Application):

Application Period Amount Description 12/01/02 to 12/31/02

$900.00 15% holdback 01/01/03 to 01/31/03

$900.00 15% holdback 02/01/03 to 02/28/03

$900.00 15% holdback 03/01/03 to 03/31/03

$900.00 15% holdback 04/01/03 to 04/30/03

$6,016.54 Consulting services and expenses Payment of this amount would result in a holdback of $900.00. Public Policy Advocate LLP's Cover Sheet Application for April 1, 2003 through April 30, 2003 2

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6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Debtor and 2

the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit I hereto is an invoice for the 3

Application Period that complies with all Northern District of Califomia Bankruptcy Local Rules 4

and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee.

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7. PPA has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibits) on the Special 6

Notice List in this case.

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8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 8

INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE" which 9

was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make the payment requested 10 herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection to this Application is 11 filed with the Court by the Debtor or the United States Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of 12 the month following the service of this Application. If such an objection is filed, Debtor is 13 authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the objection. This Cover Sheet Application 14 was mailed by first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about May 30, 2003.

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9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 1 6 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, PPA will seek fees 17 and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the case.

18 Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by PPA will 19 be credited against such final fees and expenses as may be allowed by this Court.

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PPA represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 21 Northem District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 22 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither PPA nor any members of PPA has 23 any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any portion of 24 the fees or expenses to be awarded to PPA with any other person or attorney except as arnong the 25 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 terrns of the "SECOND AMENDED 3

ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 4

REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE."

5 DATED: May Z 2003 6

PUB DVS LLC 8

By:__

8 Fred gher 9

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