ML040540832
| ML040540832 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 02/13/2004 |
| From: | Fogelman M Pacific Gas & Electric Co, Steefel, Levitt & Weiss |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Federal Judiciary, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California |
| References | |
| 01-30923 DM, 94-0742640 | |
| Download: ML040540832 (5) | |
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1 MARK FOGELMAN (State Bar No. 50510)
HARVEY L. LEIDERMAN (State Bar No. 55838)
STEEFEL, LEVITT & WEISS 3 A Professional Corporation One Embarcadero Center, 30th Floor 4 San Francisco, California 94111 5
Telephone: (415) 788-0900 Facsimile: (415) 788-2019 Co'%-1 6 Special Counsel to Debtor and Debtor in Possession, PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY 7
8 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT
_ NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION 10 8 11 In Re: Case No. 01-30923 DM 12 PACIFIC GAS AND ELE'CTRIC Chapter 11 Case 13 COMPANY, a California corporation, 14 Debtor and Debtor in Possession.
~ 15 Federal I.D. No. 94-0742640 16 u17 STEEFEL, LEVITT & WEISS'S COVER SHEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF INTERIM COMPENSATION
<: 18 AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1-31, 2004 w *19 Steefel, Levitt & Weiss (the "Firm") respectfully submits its Cover Sheet Application (the 20 "Application") for Allowance and Payment of Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of 21 Expenses for thePeriod January 1-31, 2004 (the "Application Period"). In support of the 22 Application, the Firm respectfully represents as follows:
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- 1. ,The Firm is Special Counsel to the debtor and debtor-in-possession in the above-24 referenced bankruptcy case (the "Debtor"). The Firm hereby applies to the Court for allowance 25 and payment of interim compensation for services rendered and reimbursement of expenses 26 incurred during the Application Period.
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1 2. The Firm billed a total of $12,389.25 in fees and expenses during the Application 2 Period. The total fees represent 30.26 hours3.009259e-4 days <br />0.00722 hours <br />4.298942e-5 weeks <br />9.893e-6 months <br /> expended during the Application Period. These fees 3 and expenses break down as follows:
.4 Period A Fees l Expenses l Total l 5 January 1-31, 2004 $10,602.00 l $1,787.25 $12,389.25 6 3. Accordingly, the Firm seeks allowance of interim compensation in the total 7 amount of $10,798.95 at this time. This total is comprised as follows: $9,011.70 (85% of the fees 8 for services rendered)' plus $1,787.25 (100% of the expenses incurred).
9 4. For Applicant's Seventh Interim Compensation Period, the Firm has been paid to 10 date as follows:
0, 8 11 lApplication Period lAmount Applied lDescription lAmount Paidl US For 12 August 1-30, 2003 28,310.46 85% of fees and 100% of Expenses 28,310.46 LB 13 cP-September 1-30, 2003 35,639.12 85% of fees and 100% of Expenses 35,639.12 14 October 1-31, 2003 42,032.54 85% of fees and 100% of Expenses 42,032.54 15 C16 17 November 1-30, 2003 December 1-31, 2003 22,242.65 16,794.37 85% of fees and 100% of Expenses 85% of fees and 100% of Expenses 22,242.65 0
UO TOTAL $145,019.14 _ $128,224.77 0 18
- 5. Based on its Cover Sheet Applications filed in this proceeding to date, the Firm is 19 owed the following funds held back (excluding amounts owed pursuant to this Application):
20 Application Period Amount Description 21 26th (August 1-31, 2003) 4,694.72 15% fee holdback and/or portion of fees objected to 22 27 th (September 1-30, 2003) 6,084.78 15% fee holdback and/or portion of fees objected to 23 24 28 th (October 1-31, 2003) 6,464.94 15% fee holdback and/or portion of fees objected to 25 29 th (November 1-30, 2003) 4,032.59 15% fee holdback and/or portion of fees objected to 26 3 0 th (December 1-31, 2003) 2,706.34 15% fee holdback and/or portion of fees objected to 27 1 Payment of this amount would result in a "holdback" of $1,590.30 28 SLW JANUARY 2004 COVER SHIEET APPLICATION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT 2 Case No. 01-30923 DM .
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Application Period Amount I Description 2 TOTAL ONED l $23,983.37 l 3
- 6. With regard to the copies of this Application served on counsel for the Committee, 4
counsel for the Debtor and the Office of the United States Trustee, attached as Exhibit 1 hereto is 5
the name of each professional who performed services in connection with this case during the 6
period covered by this Application, the hourly rate for each such professional, and the detailed 7
time and expense statements for the Application Period that comply with all Northern District of 8
California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the Guidelines of the 9
Office of the United States Trustee.
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- 7. The Firm has served a copy of this Application (without Exhibit 1) on the Special 6 11 Notice List in this case.
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- 8. Pursuant to this Court's "SECOND AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING 4 - .Z: 13 INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE (Revised
'14 March, 2002)" which was entered on or about March 18, 2002, the Debtor is authorized to make 15 the payment requested herein without a further hearing or order of this Court unless an objection 16 to this Application is filed with'the Court by the Debtor, the Committee or the United States Di'& 17 Trustee and served by the fifteenth day of the month following the service of this Application. If 18 such an objection is filed, Debtor is authorized to pay the amounts, if any, not subject to the 19 objection. The Firm is informed and believes that this Cover Sheet Application will be mailed by 20 first class mail, postage prepaid, on or about February 13, 2004.
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- 9. The interim compensation and reimbursement of expenses sought in this 22 Application is on account and is not final. Upon the conclusion of this case, the Firm will seek 23 fees and reimbursement of the expenses incurred for the totality of the services rendered in the 24 case. Any interim fees or reimbursement of expenses approved by this Court and received by the 25 Firm (along with the Firm's retainer) will be credited against such final fees and expenses as may 26 be allowed by this Court.
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1 10. The Firm represents and warrants that its billing practices comply with all 2 Northern District of California Bankruptcy Local Rules and Compensation Guidelines and the 3 Guidelines of the Office of the United States Trustee. Neither the Firm nor any members of the 4 Firm has any agreement or understanding of any kind or nature to divide, pay over or share any 5 portion of the fees or expenses to be awarded to the Firm with any other person or attorney except 6 as among the members and associates of the Firm.
7 WHEREFORE, the Firm respectfully requests that the Debtor pay compensation to the 8 Firm as requested herein pursuant to and in accordance&with the terms of the "SECOND 9 AMENDED ORDER ESTABLISHING INTERIM FEE APPLICATION AND EXPENSE 10 REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURE (Revised March, 2002)."
II Date: February 13, 2004 STEEFEL, LEVITT & WEISS A Professional Corporation z z4 12 14 B
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I declare that I am employed in the office of a member of the bar of this court at whose direction the service was made.
.2 Executed on February 13, 2004, at San Francisc California.
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