ALJ/JPO/hl2 DRAFT Agenda ID #4018

Adjudicatory

12/2/2004 Item 8

Decision DRAFT DECISION OF ALJ O'DONNELL (Mailed 11/2/2004)

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Robert Hambley, for Himself and, on Behalf of the Residents of Los Robles Mobilehome Park, Complainant, vs. Hillsboro Properties, a California Limited Partnership, and the City of Novato, Defendants.

Case 00-01-017 (Filed January 14, 2000)

OPINION DENYING INTERVENOR COMPENSATION

TO GOLDEN STATE MOBILEHOME OWNERS LEAGUE, INC.
FOR ITS CONTRIBUTIONS TO DECISION 01-08-040 AND
DECISION 04-06-007 IN CASE 00-01-017

1. Summary

This decision denies the request of Golden State Mobilehome Owners League, Inc. (GSMOL) for intervenor compensation for its contribution to Decision (D.) 01-08-040 and D.04-06-007 in Case (C.) 00-01-017. GSMOL represented the complainant, Robert Hambly, et al. (Hambly), and also intervened in its own right. The request does not identify which of the expenditures were incurred by GSMOL, the intervenor, as opposed to those necessary for its representation of Hambly, the complainant.¹ After reviewing the expenditures and work performed, we find that the work performed was either necessary for the complainant, Hambly, to meet the burden of proof, was outside of the scope of the proceeding, or had no impact on the outcome of the proceeding. Therefore, GSMOL's costs are not compensable under the intervenor compensation program. We also find that GSMOL does not qualify as a customer as defined in Pub. Util. Code § 1802(b). For these reasons, the request is denied.