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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO. v. PUC

No. B166993.

12 Cal.Rptr.3d 441 (2004)

117 Cal.App.4th 1039

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, Petitioner, v. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION Respondent; The Utility Reform Network, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

April 19, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen E. Pickett, Frank Cooley, Rosemead, and Laura Genao, Redwood Shores, for Petitioner.

Roger J. Peters, Christopher J. Warner and Ann H. Kim, San Francisco, for Pacific Gas and Electric Company as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Lionel B. Wilson, Mary F. McKenzie, San Francisco, Joel T. Perlstein and Ourania M. Vlahos for Respondent.

Harvey Rosenfield, Santa Monica, and Pamela M. Pressley for Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

Michael Shames and Lee Biddle for Utility Consumers' Action Network as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

Richard Rothschild, Los Angeles, and Robert Newman for Western Center on Law & Poverty as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Respondent.

Strumwasser & Woocher, Michael J. Strumwasser, Fredric D. Woocher, Santa Monica, Becky L. Monroe; Robert E. Finkelstein for Real Party in Interest.

COOPER, P.J.

In 1984, the Legislature added various provisions to the Public Utilities Code, authorizing the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to award compensation "for reasonable advocate's fees, reasonable expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs" (Pub.Util.Code, § 1801) to utility customers who participate in PUC proceedings.1 In doing so, the Legislature directed...

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