Williams v. White Mountain Communities Hospital, Inc. (In re White Mountain Communities Hospital, Inc.)

MEMORANDUM **

David L. Williams, M.D., appeals pro se the Bankruptcy Appellate Panel’s (BAP) memorandum decision affirming the order of the bankruptcy court denying his application pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 503 (b)(3)(D) and (b)(4) for an award of administrative expenses for making a substantial contribution to the bankruptcy case of Chapter 11 debtor White Mountain Community Hospital, Inc. (White Mountain). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 158 (d) and we affirm.

On appeal, Williams asserts that he ben-efitted the estate in two ways. First, he claims that, in his capacity as the de facto representative of the unsecured creditors committee, he got White Mountain to propose a plan that provided 100% repayment of the unsecured creditors. The record demonstrates that the change in the plan of reorganization was not attributable to anything done by Williams but to the changed financial condition of the hospital.

Secondly, Williams asserts that his requests for appointment of an examiner benefitted the estate because the examiner, if appointed, would have made various discoveries concerning hospital finances. Since the bankruptcy court denied Williams’ requests for appointment of…