PANEL:  Judges Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., Catharina Haynes and Stephen A. Higginson

 

R E V I S E D   02/21/14

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

EN BANC COURTROOM

 

The Court has scheduled the following cases for oral argument in Room 209, EN BANC COURTROOM, 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, MARCH 10, 2014 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

(PANEL FOR 1ST ONLY:  Judge Jacques L. Wiener, Jr., Jennifer Walker Elrod and Stephen A. Higginson)

*No. 13-50404.    Thomas W. McKay, Et Al., Appellants vs. Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp.

  Nos. 13-60140 & 13-60141.  Louisiana Public Service Commission, Petitioner vs. FERC. (30 MINUTES PER SIDE)

*No. 13-20338.    Mr. Charles Max McClendon vs. Big Lots Stores, Inc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 13-30797.    Robin N. Cooley vs. Housing Authority of the City of Slidell, Appellant.

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 13-10037.    Stephanie Odle, Appellant vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

*No. 13-10485.    J&J Sports Productions, Inc., Etc. vs. Mandell Family Ventures, LLC, Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 13-40456.    Toby Shor, Et Al. vs. The Zephyrus Corp., Appellant.

*No. 13-40089.    United States of America vs. Walter Adelmo Villeda-Mejia, Appellant.

 

                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA 01/31/14 – 29

 

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 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.

 

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.

 

The arguments for Tuesday, March 11, 2014, will be held in Room 110 of the John Giffen Weinmann Hall, TULANE UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL, 6329 Freret St., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.