DMS Contracting, Inc. v. Peabody Energy Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION In re: ) ) PEABODY ENERGY ) CORPORATION, et al., ) Bankruptcy Case No. 16-42529-399 ) Debtors. ) ______________________________ ) ) DMS CONTRACTING, INC., ) Case No. 4:19-cv-01319 SRC ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) ) PEABODY ENERGY ) CORPORATION, et al., ) ) Appellees. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter comes before the Court on DMS Contracting, Inc.’s appeal of the Bankruptcy Court’s award of attorneys’ fees to Peabody Energy Corporation.1 After reviewing the briefs and the record and conducting a hearing in this matter, the…