Michael Q. Lebron Michael C. Lebron Anthony Lebron v. Mechem Financial Inc. W. James Scott, Jr. Robert G. Dwyer, Trustee, W. James Scott, Jr.

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• holding that the applicant’s contributions were substantial because they were “critical” to both the court and the trustee
• recognizing that most activities of an interested party that contribute to the estate will also benefit that party, but stating that that fact alone will not preclude reimbursement
• noting that the creditor’s pre-petition efforts were critical to the appointment of a trustee and the trustee’s prompt investigation and report to the Bankruptcy Court
• finding that the benefit to the estate “must be more than an incidental one” arising out of the pursuit of self-interest
• noting that movant’s prepetition efforts in uncovering the debtor’s fraud may not meet section 503(b)(3)(D)’s test because they were incurred “in litigation over control of [the debtor] many months before a reorganization was anticipated by anyone”
• recognizing emotional distress from inaccurate credit reporting 1 defamation

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