8. Award
8.1. DisabRA's Award
As set forth in the table below, we award DisabRA $26,486.12:
Work on Proceeding | |||||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly |
Total | |||
Melissa Kasnitz |
2007-2008 |
22.7 |
$390 |
$ 8,853.00 | |||
Mary-Lee Kimber |
2007-2008 |
79.3 |
$190 |
$15,067.00 | |||
Law Clerks |
2007-2008 |
12.3 |
$100 |
$ 1,230.00 | |||
Subtotal: |
$25,150.00 | ||||||
Reduced by Reduced by 5% |
$23,892.50 | ||||||
Preparation of NOI and Compensation Request | |||||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly |
Total | |||
Melissa Kasnitz |
2007-2008 |
2.4 |
$195 (50%) |
$ 468.00 | |||
Mary-Lee Kimber |
2007-2008 |
19.7 |
$ 95 (50%) |
$ 1,871.50 | |||
Law Clerks |
2007-2008 |
2.5 |
$ 50 (50%) |
$ 125.00 | |||
Subtotal of Compensation (on NOI and Compensation Request): |
$ 2,464.50 | ||||||
Expense Request | |||||||
Photocopying |
-- |
$ 100.00 | |||||
Postage & Delivery |
-- |
$ 6.54 | |||||
Telephone & Fax |
-- |
$ 22.58 | |||||
Subtotal of Expense: |
$ 129.12 | ||||||
Total Award |
$ 26,486.12 | ||||||
8.2. Greenlining's Award
As set forth in the table below, we award Greenlining $106,724.25, as follows:
Work on Proceeding | ||||||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total | ||||
Robert Gnaizda |
2007 |
140.5 |
$520 |
$ 73,060.00 | ||||
Thalia N.C. Gonzales |
2007 & 2008 |
124.50 |
$195 |
$ 24,277.50 | ||||
Jesse W. Raskin |
2007 & 2008 |
93 |
$100 |
$ 9,300.00 | ||||
Mark Rutledge |
2007 |
70.75 |
$110 |
$ 7,782.50 | ||||
Bobak Roshan |
2007 |
21.25 |
$110 |
$ 2,337.50 | ||||
Farida Ali |
2007 |
8.75 |
$100 |
$ 875.00 | ||||
Subtotal: |
$117,632.50 | |||||||
Minus 10% |
$105,869.25 | |||||||
Preparation of NOI and Compensation Request | ||||||||
Attorney/Expert |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total | ||||
Thalia N.C. Gonzales |
2007 |
6 |
$195 (50%) |
$ 585.00 | ||||
Jesse W. Raskin |
2008 |
5 |
$100 (50%) |
$ 250.00 | ||||
Subtotal of Compensation (on NOI and Compensation Request): |
$ 835.00 | |||||||
Expense Request | ||||||||
Direct Expense |
-- |
Disallowed | ||||||
Postage Costs |
-- |
$ 20.00 | ||||||
Subtotal of Expense: |
$ 20.00 | |||||||
Total Award |
$106,724.25 | |||||||
8.3. A W.I.S.H.'s Award
As set forth in the table below, we award A W.I.S.H. $118,691.14 as follows:
Work on Proceeding | ||||||||||
Attorney/Staff |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly |
Total | ||||||
Susan E. Brown |
2007 |
218.28 |
$400 |
$ 87,312.00 | ||||||
Michael Karp |
2007 |
180.75* Hrs reduced |
$200 |
$ 36,150.00 | ||||||
Chuck Eberdt |
2007 |
22.50 |
$150 |
$ 3,375.00 | ||||||
Subtotal: |
$126,837.00 | |||||||||
Preparation of NOI and Compensation Request | ||||||||||
Attorney/Expert |
Year |
Hours |
Hourly Rate |
Total | ||||||
Susan Brown |
2007 |
16.5 |
$400 (50%) |
$ 3,300.00 | ||||||
Michel Karp |
2007 |
9.5 |
$200 (50%) |
$ 950.00 | ||||||
Subtotal of Compensation (on NOI and Compensation Request): |
$ 4,250.00 | |||||||||
Expense Request | ||||||||||
Copying |
-- |
$ 147.83 | ||||||||
Parking |
-- |
disallowed | ||||||||
Supplies |
-- |
$ 140.01 | ||||||||
Travel |
-- |
disallowed | ||||||||
Subtotal of Expense: |
$ 287.00 | |||||||||
Total Requested Compensation |
$ 131,374.84 | |||||||||
CALCULATION OF A W.I.S.H.'s FINAL AWARD | ||||||||||
Work on Proceeding |
$ 126,837.00 | |||||||||
NOI and Compensation Request Preparation |
$ 4,250.00 | |||||||||
Expenses |
$ 287.00 | |||||||||
10% reduction on work on proceeding |
$ - 12,683.70 | |||||||||
TOTAL AWARD |
$ 118,691.14 | |||||||||
Consistent with previous Commission decisions, we order that interest be paid on the award amount (at the rate earned on prime, three-month commercial paper, as reported in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15) commencing on May 7, 2008, the 75th day after DisabRA and Greenlining filed their compensation requests, and May 5, 2008, the 75th day after A W.I.S.H. filed its compensation request and continuing until full payment of the award is made to each.
We direct PG&E, SDG&E, SoCalGas, and SCE to allocate payment responsibility among themselves based upon their California-jurisdictional gas and electric revenues for the 2007 calendar year, to reflect the year in which the proceeding was primarily litigated.
We remind all intervenors that Commission staff may audit their records related to the award and that intervenors must make and retain adequate accounting and other documentation to support all claims for intervenor compensation. DisabRA's, Greenlining, and A W.I.S.H.'s records should identify specific issues for which they requested compensation, the actual time spent by each employee or consultant, the applicable hourly rates, fees paid to consultants, and any other costs for which compensation was claimed. The records pertaining to an award of compensation shall be retained for at least three years from the date of the final decision making the award.
