In the Matter of Dp Partners Ltd. Partnership, Debtor. Hall Financial Group, Inc. v. Dp Partners, Ltd. Partnership Sussex Properties, Inc.

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• holding that creditor whose unsuccessful competing plan resulted in an increase in the value of estate assets by $3,000,000 made a substantial contribution
• explaining that the bankruptcy court must \scrutinize claimed expenses for waste and duplication to ensure that expenses were indeed actual and necessary\
• noting that the plain language of the statute does not require “a self-deprecating, altruistic intent as a prerequisite to recovery . . . .”
• recognizing bankruptcy judges have discretion to set bar dates for administrative expenses
• creditor’s participation in confirmation fight caused debtor to change plan and resulted in a $3 million benefit to all creditors
• “Benefits flowing to only a portion of the estate or to limited classes of creditors are necessarily diminished in weight.”

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