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protecting creditors by giving them an opportunity to be heard when transactions are not <br />ordinary." In re Git -N -Go, Inc., 322 B.R. 164, 171 (Bankr. N.D. Okla. 2004) (quoting In re Roth <br />American, Inc., 975 F.2d 949, 952 (3rd Cir. 1992); see also 11 U.S.C. § 363(b)(1), (c)(1). The <br />Bankruptcy Code does not define "ordinary course," and this term has been interpreted to <br />"embrace the reasonable expectations of interested parties of the nature of transactions that the <br />debtor would likely enter in the course of its normal, daily business." Id. (quoting Medical <br />Malpractice Ins. Assn v. Hirsch (In re Lavigne), 114 F.3d 373, 384 (2d Cir. 1997). The Debtors <br />must justify the use of property of the estate outside the ordinary course with a sounds business <br />purpose. In re Shubh Hotels Pittsburgh, LLC, 439 B.R. 637, 639 (Bankr. W.D. Pa. 2010) (citing <br />cases). <br />Here, the Debtors seek to use up to $20,000 to pay the items identified on the Budget, <br />which include post- petition rent, payroll, and utility expenses. The Debtors maintain that each of <br />the expenses identified on the Budget are within the reasonable expectation of the interested <br />parties and are in the nature of transactions that the Debtors would likely enter into the course of <br />their normal business operations. To the extent that any of these items do not constitute ordinary <br />course transactions, the Debtors have a sound business purpose for each expense. For example, <br />the rent is necessary for the Debtors to maintain their office space and to have access to the <br />Debtors' storage units, which contain the Debtors' historical records. The Debtors require <br />internet and a phone line to communicate in connection with their operations. The Debtors also <br />must make payroll so that their principal will continue to manage and operate the Debtors' <br />affairs pending a successful confirmation of the Debtors' plan of reorganization. Such expenses <br />therefore have a sound business purpose and will benefit these estates, their creditors, and their <br />parties in interest. <br />The Debtors further request discretion to determine how best to allocate the funds to pay <br />their estates' ongoing operational and administrative expenses, exclusive of legal fees and <br />21086535 4 <br />