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1 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 1 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA (Charlotte Division) In re: ) Case No ) GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC, et al., ) Chapter 11 ) Debtors. ) Jointly Administered ELEVENTH INTERIM APPLICATION OF MOON WRIGHT & HOUSTON, PLLC FOR ALLOWANCE OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014 Name of Applicant: Moon Wright & Houston, PLLC Authorized to Provide Professional Services to: Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants Date of Retention: July 1, 2010 Period for which compensation and reimbursement is sought: September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 Amount of compensation sought as actual, reasonable, and necessary: $107, Amount of expense reimbursement sought as actual, reasonable and necessary: $ 1, Total amount of compensation and Expense reimbursement sought: $108, This is a: monthly X interim final application Date Filed Period Covered Requested Approved Fees Expenses Fees Expenses 08/03/11 04/11/11 07/31/11 $90, , $90, , /16/12 08/01/11 12/31/11 $113, $7, $113, $7, /15/12 01/01/12 04/30/12 $138, $7, $138, $7, /12/12 05/01/12 08/31/12 $95, $5, $95, $5, /10/13 09/01/12 12/31/12 $79, $2, $79, $2, /06/13 01/01/13 04/30/13 $93, $5, $93, $5, /10/13 05/01/13 08/31/13 $291, $15, $291, $15, /09/14 09/01/13 12/31/13 $91, $3, $91, $3, /12/14 01/01/14 04/30/14 $134, $5, $134, $5, /04/14 05/01/14 09/30/14 $201, $4, $201, $4, MWH: ;

2 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 2 of 6 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA (Charlotte Division) In re: ) Case No ) GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC, et al., 1 ) Chapter 11 ) Debtors. ) Jointly Administered ELEVENTH INTERIM APPLICATION OF MOON WRIGHT & HOUSTON, PLLC FOR ALLOWANCE OF COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2014 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014 Moon Wright & Houston, PLLC ( MWH ) submits this Eleventh Interim Application for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for professional services rendered as local co-counsel for the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants (the Application ) for the period September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 (the Interim Period ) pursuant to sections 330 and 331 under title 11 of the United States Code, 11 U.S.C. 101 et seq. (the Bankruptcy Code ) and Rule 2016 of the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure (the Bankruptcy Rules ) and this Court s Administrative Order under 11 U.S.C. 105(a) and 331 Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for Professionals entered July 15, 2010 [docket no. 233] (the Fee Procedure Order ). By this Application, MWH hereby requests that this Court award it reasonable compensation for the Interim Period for professional services rendered as local co-counsel to the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants (the ACC ) in the amount of $107,010.00, together with reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the amount of $1, for a total of $108, In support of this Application, MWH respectfully represents and states as follows: 1 The Debtors include Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, Garrison Litigation Management Group, Ltd. and The Anchor Packing Company. MWH: ;

3 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 3 of 6 BACKGROUND 1. The Court has jurisdiction over this Application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 157 and This is a core proceeding within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. 157(b)(2). 2. The law firm of Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin, PLLC was retained to represent the ACC as local co-counsel pursuant to Order entered on August 6, 2010 [docket no. 314]. MWH was authorized to substitute Hamilton Moon Stephens Steele & Martin, PLLC as local co-counsel to the ACC in connection with these chapter 11 cases pursuant to an Order entered by this Court on April 21, 2011 [docket no. 1287]. 3. Pursuant to the Fee Procedure Order, professionals may request monthly compensation and reimbursement. Such requests are to be served on certain identified interested parties for review. If no objection is received within ten (10) days of such request the Debtors are authorized to pay 90% of the fees and 100% of the expenses requested. The Fee Procedure Order also requires each retained professional to file, approximately every four months, an application for interim Court approval and allowance of 100% of the compensation and reimbursement expenses for the prior four months pursuant to section 331 of the Bankruptcy Code COMPENSATION RECEIVED DURING INTERIM PERIOD 4. All services for which MWH requests compensation were performed for or on behalf of the ACC. During the Interim Period, MWH has served its monthly fee requests upon certain interested parties for review as directed by the Fee Procedure Order. As of the date of this Application, no interested party has objected to any of MWH s fee requests. Date of Request Period Covered Requested Payment Received Fees Expenses 05/09/11 04/09/11 05/02/11 $28, $1, $27, /03/11 05/02/11 05/31/11 $33, $2, $32, /08/11 06/01/11 06/30/11 $15, $ $14, MWH: ;

4 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 4 of 6 08/03/11 07/01/11 07/31/11 $12, $1, $12, /07/11 08/01/11 08/31/11 $22, , $23, /06/11 09/01/11 09/30/11 $9, $ $8, /04/11 10/01/11 10/31/11 $28, $ $26, /06/11 11/01/11 11/30/11 $19, $2, $20, /09/12 12/01/11 12/31/11 $33, $ $30, /08/12 01/01/12 01/31/12 $35, $1, $32, /07/12 02/01/12 02/29/12 $32, $3, $32, /10/12 03/01/12 03/31/12 $36, $1, $33, /10/12 04/01/12 04/30/12 $34, $1, $32, /07/12 05/01/12 05/31/12 $26, $ $24, /03/12 06/01/12 06/30/12 $18, $ $16, /07/12 07/01/12 07/31/12 $19, $ $17, /31/12 08/01/12 08/29/12 $31, $3, $31, /08/12 08/30/12 09/30/12 $ 7, $1, $7, /07/12 10/01/12 10/31/12 $20, $ $19, /30/12 11/01/12 11/29/12 $20, $12.05 $18, /07/13 11/30/12 12/31/12 $30, $ $28, /08/13 01/01/13 01/31/13 $23, $1, $22, /06/13 02/01/13 02/28/13 $11, $ $10, /04/13 03/01/13 03/31/13 $19, $ $17, /06/13 04/01/13 04/30/13 $39, $2, $38, /06/13 05/01/13 05/31/13 $33, $1, $31, /09/13 06/01/13 06/30/13 $54, $2, $51, /08/13 07/01/13 07/31/13 $138, $8, $133, /10/13 08/01/13 08/31/13 $65, $2, $61, /03/13 09/01/13 09/30/13 $25, $1, $24, /06/13 10/01/13 10/31/13 $25, $ $23, /26/13 11/01/13 11/25/13 $21, $1, $20, /09/14 11/26/13 12/31/13 $18, $ $17, /05/14 01/01/14 01/31/14 $35, $ $32, /05/14 02/01/14 02/28/14 $19, $1, $18, /03/14 03/01/14 03/31/14 $38, $1, $35, /12/14 04/01/14 04/30/14 $41, $1, $39, /10/14 05/01/14 05/31/14 $57, $1, $53, /07/14 06/01/14 06/30/14 $42, $ $39, /05/14 07/01/14 07/31/14 $69, $1, $64, /03/14 08/01/14 08/31/14 $31, $ $28, /07/14 09/01/14 09/30/14 $26, $ $24, /07/14 10/01/14 10/31/14 $26, $ $24, /02/14 11/01/14 11/30/14 $39, $ Pending 01/15/15 12/01/14 12/31/14 $14, $ Pending MWH: ;

5 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 5 of 6 SERVICES RENDERED 5. Attached hereto as Exhibit A are detailed descriptions of the services performed and expenses incurred by MWH during the Interim Period. In summary, MWH expended hours in rendering necessary legal services involving this Chapter 11 proceeding during the Interim Period for fees totaling $107, MWH believes that its billing rates for the Interim Period for these cases, which reflect MWH s customary billing rates for the year 2014 (subject to any agreed special reduced rates for this engagement), should be deemed reasonable billing rates for purposes of this Court s determination of the reasonableness of the fees for services rendered. 7. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of the professionals/paraprofessionals that have rendered services to the ACC, which includes each professional s or paraprofessional s title, hourly rate, total number of hours billed and the fees billed during the Interim Period. 8. MWH believes that the services it provided to the ACC during the Interim Period were necessary and were performed within a reasonable amount of time commensurate with the complexity, importance and nature of the task addressed. DISBURSEMENTS 9. MWH requests reimbursement for its actual and necessary expenses incurred during the Interim Period totaling $1, Attached hereto as Exhibit C is MWH s itemization of the costs and expenses incurred on behalf of the ACC that were billed during the Interim Period. NOTICE 10. Notice of this Application has been given to (a) the Bankruptcy Administrator for the Western District of North Carolina, (b) counsel for the Debtors, and (c) those parties listed on the Master Service List. MWH: ;

6 Case Doc 4322 Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Main Document Page 6 of 6 WHEREFORE, MWH respectfully requests that (a) MWH be allowed (i) interim compensation of $107, as reasonable, actual and necessary professional services rendered by it on behalf of the ACC during the Interim Period and (ii) interim reimbursement of expenses incurred during the Interim Period of $1, as reasonable, actual and necessary; (b) the Debtors be authorized and directed to pay MWH the amount of $108,625.47, which is equal to the sum of 100% of MWH s allowed interim compensation and 100% of MWH s allowed expense reimbursement for the Interim Period, less all previous payments received pursuant to the Fee Procedures Order; and (c) such other relief as is just and proper. Dated: Charlotte, North Carolina January 20, 2015 MOON WRIGHT & HOUSTON, PLLC /s/ Travis W. Moon Travis W. Moon (Bar No. 3067) 227 W. Trade Street, Suite 1800 Charlotte, North Carolina Telephone: (704) Local Co-Counsel for the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants MWH: ;

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24 Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Exhibit B Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT B PROFESSIONALS/PARAPROFESSIONALS INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 Name Title Hourly Rate Total Hours Amount Travis W. Moon Partner $ $70, Richard S. Wright Partner $ $14, Andrew T. Houston Partner $ $14, David R. DiMatteo Associate $ $5, Shannon L. Myers Paralegal $ $2, MWH: ;

25 Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Exhibit C Page 1 of 1 EXHIBIT C EXPENSE SUMMARY Expense Category Total Expense Meals $ FedEx $ Research $ Copies $ Courier $42.00 Postage $88.14 Hearing Transcript $74.70 TOTAL $1, MWH: ;

26 Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA Charlotte Division ) In Re: ) Chapter 11 ) GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES ) Case No LLC, et al. ) ) Debtors. ) Jointly Administered ) NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING (No Protest Notice No Hearing Will be Held Unless Request for Hearing is Filed) PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Moon Wright & Houston, PLLC ( MWH ), local cocounsel for the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants (the ACC ), has filed its Eleventh Interim Application for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period from September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 (the Application ). MWH is seeking allowance of fees in the total amount of $107, and expenses in the total amount of $1, PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that your rights may be affected by the Application. You should read the Application carefully and discuss it with your attorney. If you do not have an attorney, you may wish to consult with one. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that in order for a hearing to be held on the Application, written responses, if any, must be filed on or before TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 (the Response Deadline ) in order to be considered. If you do not want the Court to grant the relief requested in the Application, or if you oppose it in any way, you MUST: (1) File a formal, written a response with the Bankruptcy Court at: Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court Charles Jonas Federal Building 401 West Trade Street Charlotte, North Carolina (2) Serve a copy of your response on all parties in interest, including: U.S. Bankruptcy Administrator 402 West Trade Street Charlotte, NC Travis W. Moon Moon Wright & Houston, PLLC 227 W. Trade Street, Suite 1800 Charlotte, NC MWH: ;

27 Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Page 2 of 2 PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that IF RESPONSES ARE TIMELY FILED, a hearing on the Application will be held on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015 at 9:30 a.m. (ET) before the Honorable J. Craig Whitley in the Bankruptcy Courtroom 1-4, Charles Jonas Federal Building, 401 West Trade Street, Charlotte, North Carolina PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, if you or your attorney do not file a written response to the Application on or before the Response Deadline, the Court may grant the relief requested in the Application without a hearing. No further notice will be given. Dated: Charlotte, North Carolina January 20, 2015 MOON WRIGHT & HOUSTON, PLLC /s/ Travis W. Moon Travis W. Moon (Bar No. 3067) 227 W. Trade Street, Suite 1800 Charlotte, North Carolina Telephone: (704) Local Co-Counsel for the Official Committee of Asbestos Personal Injury Claimants MWH: ;

28 Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Certificate of Service Page 1 of 3 IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA (Charlotte Division) In re: ) Case No ) GARLOCK SEALING TECHNOLOGIES LLC, et al., 1 ) Chapter 11 ) Debtors. ) Jointly Administered CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the Eleventh Interim Application for Allowance of Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses for the Period from September 1, 2014 through December 31, 2014 and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing were served on the parties listed on the attached Master Service List by the United States Postal Service on January 20, Dated: Charlotte, North Carolina January 20, 2015 MOON WRIGHT & HOUSTON, PLLC /s/ Travis W. Moon Travis W. Moon (Bar No. 3067) 227 West Trade Street, Suite 1800 Charlotte, North Carolina Telephone: (704) The Debtors include Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC, Garrison Litigation Management Group, Ltd. and The Anchor Packing Company. MWH: ;

29 H M Cross & Sons, Inc. Attention: Paul Harrison 50 Ridgeland Road Rochester, NY Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Certificate of Service Page 2 of 3 Internal Revenue Service P.O. Box 7346 Philadelphia, PA United States Attorney Office Attn: Civil Division 227 West Trade Street, Suite 1650 Charlotte, NC Associated Spring Business of Barnes Group ATTN: Joel Rafaniello 80 Scott Swamp Road Farmington, CT John & Diane Allen c/o Steven Kazan Kazan McClain Lyons Greenwood & Harley Jack London Market 55 Harrison Street, Suite 400 Oakland, CA PETER JOHN SACRIPANTI JOHN J. CALANDRA DARREN AZMAN MCDERMOTT WILL & EMERY LLP 340 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK, NY Revstone Casting Fairfield, LLC 905 W. Depot Avenue Fairfield, Iowa Linda Boyle TW Telecom Inc Park Meadows Dr., #400 Littleton, CO Heather M. Forrest Jackson Walker, LLP 901 Main Street, Suite 6000 Dallas, TX Securities & Exchange Commission Atlanta Regional Office Office of Reorganization 950 E. Paces Ferry Road, N.E., Suite 900 Atlanta, GA NY State Department of Taxation and Finance P.O. Box 5300 Albany, NY DAN CLODFELTER PARKER POE THREE WELLS FARGO CENTER 401 SOUTH TRYON STREET, STE.3000 CHARLOTTE, NC Solvay Solexis Inc. Attention: Nezelia Sosa 3333 Richmond Avenue Houston, TX C. EDWIN ALLMAN, III, ESQ. R. BRADFORD LEGGETT, ESQ. JODI D. HILDEBRAN, ESQ. ALLMAN SPRY LEGGETT & CRUMPLER 380 KNOLLWOOD STREET WINSTON-SALEM, NC Elizabeth Barry Garlock Sealing Technologies Garrison Litigation Management Group 349 West Commercial Street, Suite 3050 East Rochester, NY John Koeberle c/o Peter Kraus Waters & Kraus, LLP 3219 McKinney Ave. Dallas, TX Robert Wirwicz c/o Garrett Bradley Thornton & Naumes, LLP 100 Summer Street Boston, MA NC Department of Revenue P.O. Box 1168 Raleigh, NC Madonna Guzzo c/o John Lipsitz Lipsitz & Ponterio, LLC 135 Delaware Ave., 5 th Floor Buffalo, NY Niagra Bank c/o William B. Schiller Schiller & Knapp, LLP 950 New Loudon Road Latham, NY Charles & Loretta Willis c/o David Greenstone Simon, Eddins & Greenstone 3232 McKinney Ave, Suite 610 Dallas, TX Bruce J. Ruzinsky D. Elaine Conway Jackson Walker LLP 1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1900 Houston, TX Julie Deary Union Representative 1666 Division street Palmyra, NY MICHAEL S. DAVIS JANTRA VAN ROY ZEICHNER ELLMAN & KRAUSE LLP 1211 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 40TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY Garrett J. Bradley Thornton & Naumes, LLP 100 Summer Street Boston, MA Joseph M. Snyder Corporate General Counsel Widewaters Hotels, LLC 5786 Widewaters Pkwy, Suite 3 Dewitt, NY SGL Carbon, LLC Attn: Tim Brown Perimeter Parkway, Suite 500 Charlotte, NC MWH: ;

30 Stephen C. Embry Embry and Neusner PO Box 1409 Groton, CT Case Doc Filed 01/20/15 Entered 01/20/15 13:29:43 Desc Certificate of Service Page 3 of 3 Andrew J. Kelly Wylder Corwin Kelly LLP 207 E. Washington, Suite 102 Bloomington, IL Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield c/o Wendy A. Kinsella Harris Beach, PLLC 333 W. Washington Street, Suite 200 Syracuse, NY ROMAINE S. SCOTT, III SCOTT & SCOTT LAW, LLC POST OFFICE BOX 1248 FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA Justin S. Alex Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Office of the Chief Counsel 1200 K Street, N.W., Suite 340 Washington, DC Joseph Kots Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Dept. of Labor & Industry Reading Bankruptcy & Compliance 625 Cherry Street, Room 203 Reading, PA XIAOWEN QIAN COVINGTON & BURLING LLP One City Center 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC NAVA HAZAN, ESQ. SQUIRE SANDERS (US) LLP 30 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 23RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NEW YORK JASON L. WATERS DAVIS & HAMRICK, LLP P.O. DRAWER WINSTON-SALEM, NC H. LEE DAVIS, JR. DAVIS & HAMRICK, LLP P.O. DRAWER WINSTON-SALEM, NC JOHN S. FAVATE, ESQ. HENRY T.M. LEFEVRE-SNEE, ESQ. HARDIN KUNDLA MCKEON & POLETTO 673 MORRIS AVENUE SPRINGFIELD, NJ LAUREN A. GOLDEN ELLIS & WINTERS LLP POST OFFICE BOX RALEIGH, NC GEORGE F. SANDERSON III ELLIS & WINTERS LLP POST OFFICE BOX RALEIGH, NC STEPHEN L. SHACKELFORD, PLLC P.O. BOX 1646 JACKSON, MS ANTONIO E. LEWIS KING & SPALDING LLP 100 NORTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 3900 CHARLOTTE, NC MWH: ;