PANEL:             JUDGES JERRY E. SMITH, RHESA H. BARKSDALE AND FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES


R E V I S E D 09/26/11           UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

EAST COURTROOM


The Court has scheduled the following cases for oral argument in Room 223 of the John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building, 600 Camp Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA on the days shown:


COUNSEL FOR EACH PARTY MUST PRESENT ARGUMENT UNLESS EXCUSED BY THE COURT. CASES MARKED * ARE LIMITED TO 20 MINUTES PER SIDE; CASES WITH NO * ARE LIMITED TO 30 MINUTES PER SIDE UNLESS PREVIOUSLY GRANTED ADDITIONAL TIME. “SIDE” REFERS TO PARTIES IN THEIR POSITION ON APPEAL. IF IN DOUBT, CONSULT THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 10-50879.   United States of America vs. Miguel Guevara, Appellant.

*No. 10-40272.   United States of America vs. Cesar Diaz-Cortes, Appellant.

*No. 10-41035.   Edward Wernecke, Etc., Et Al., Appellants vs. TX Department of Family and Protective Services, Et Al.

*No. 10-31063.   Leon Manderson, Appellant-Appellee vs. Chet Morrison Contractors, Inc.

*No. 10-30882.   Esthee Van Staden, Appellant vs. Eugene St. Martin, Etc.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 10-51011.   United States of America vs. Bernardo Torres-Reyes, Appellant.

*No. 11-30047.   Ghazanfar Hussein Qureshi, Et Al., Appellants vs. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Etc., Et Al.

*No. 10-31241.   Union Pacific Railroad Co., Appellant vs. LA Public Service Commission, Et Al.

*No. 11-30315.   R.T. Faulk, III, Et Al.; State of Louisiana vs. Union Pacific Railroad Company, Appellant.


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011 - COURT CONVENES AT 1:30 P.M. (EN BANC COURTROOM - ROOM 209)

*No. 10-60800.   Tishomingo Railroad Co., Inc., Et Al., Appellants vs. Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.

*No. 10-31128.   United States of America vs. Brian Scott Spurlin; Debra Fogleman Spurlin, Appellants.


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 10-11119.   United States of America vs. Hugo Reyes-Mendoza, Appellant.

*No. 10-50992.   Michael Short vs. Sheriff Arvin West, Etc., Appellant.

*No. 10-20871.   Edward Hall, Et Al., Appellants vs. El Dorado Chemical Co., Inc.

 

LYLE W. CAYCE

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA - 08/26/11 - 10

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. All oral arguments are recorded. Oral argument recordings generally are available late in the day argument is held. Listeners using “Windows Media” software can search for an argument by case number, date, case title or attorney’s name. PERSONAL RECORDERS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN THE COURTROOM. With advance approval however, counsel may contract for an official court reporter to be present and transcribe the argument.


2. Upon request, the clerk will telephone counsel when an opinion is issued.


3. THE COURTHOUSE OPENS AT 8:00 A.M. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE THEN. COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT DURING THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY MUST REPORT IN PERSON TO ROOM 105, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BEFORE 8:30 A.M. ON THE DAY OF ARGUMENT. AS AN EXCEPTION, COUNSEL IN MONDAY’S 4TH & 5TH CASES (IF A 4TH OR 5TH CASE EXISTS) MAY REPORT BY TELEPHONE (TEL. 504-310-7804) BETWEEN 8:00 AND 8:30 A.M., BUT MUST BE PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM BY 10:00 A.M. COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON MUST REPORT IN PERSON TO ROOM 105, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BETWEEN 12:30 AND 1:00 P.M.


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