PANEL:               JUDGES JERRY E. SMITH, HAROLD R. DeMOSS, JR. AND STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON

 

R E V I S E D   01/30/14

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

HOUSTON, TEXAS

The Court has scheduled the following cases for argument in the Courtroom of the Court of Appeals, Courtroom 11-D, Bob Casey Federal Building, 515 Rusk Street, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 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.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 – COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 P.M

*No. 13-60038.   Wilberto Miresles-Zuniga, Etc., Petitioner vs. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Etc.

*No. 13-50900.   Churchill Downs Inc., Et Al., Appellants vs. Chuck Trout, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 13-10309.   Billy Bob Wilson, Etc., Et Al., Appellants vs. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.

*No. 13-50594.   Reginald Johnson, Et Al. vs. Commander Mark Norcross, Et Al., Appellants.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014 – COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 P.M

*No. 09-41207.   United States of America vs. Mariano Alvarez; Eden Flores, Sr.; Abraham Hernandez; Guadalupe Hernandez, aka Lupe, Appellants.

*No. 13-60382.   Danny L. Grimes, Appellant vs. BNSF Railway Co., Etc.

*No. 13-10381.   Nicole Payne, Appellant vs. Progressive Financial Services, Inc.

  No. 12-31213.   Taishan Gypsum Co., Ltd., Et Al., Appellants vs. David Gross, Et Al., Etc. (and related cases) (CLASS IV)

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 12-51081.   United States of America vs. Trevin Rounds, Appellant.

*No. 13-30516.   Tetra Technologies, Inc., Et Al. vs. Continental Insurance Co., Appellant.

*No. 13-50389.   21st Century Financial Services, LLC vs. Manchester Financial Bank, Etc., Appellant.

 

                                                                                                         LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                         CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 12/27/13 – 27

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.                COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MUST REPORT IN PERSON BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 12:30 P.M. ON THE DAY OF ARGUMENT TO COURTROOM 11-D, BOB CASEY FEDERAL BUILDING, 515 RUSK STREET, HOUSTON, TX.  COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON THURSDAY MUST REPORT IN PERSON BETWEEN 8:00 AND 8:30 A.M. TO COURTROOM 11-D.

 

PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CA5.USCOURTS.GOV FOR UPDATES TO THE CALENDARS AND TO OBTAIN THE NAMES OF THE PANEL JUDGES, WHICH WILL BE POSTED ON THE CALENDARS ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF THE COURT WEEK.