PANELS;

 

    TUE & WED:     JUDGES FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES, LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK AND GREGG J. COSTA

    THU & FRI:     CHIEF JUDGE CARL E. STEWART, AND JUDGES LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK AND GREGG J. COSTA

 

R E V I S E D   01/27/15

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

WEST COURTROOM

 

The Court has scheduled the following cases for oral argument in Room 265 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.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 14-30357.    United States of America vs. Sealed Juvenile, Appellant.

No. 14-31299.    Lake Eugenie Land & Development, Inc., Et Al. vs. BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Et Al., Appellants. (25 MINUTES PER SIDE)

*No. 14-20241.    Maurice R. Goudeau, Appellant vs. National Oil Well Varco, LP.

*No. 14-30416.    Angus Chemical Co. vs. Glendora Plantation, Inc., Appellant.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 14-40597.    Marco A. Cantu, Et Al., Appellants vs. Michael B. Schmidt, Etc.

*No. 14-10553.    William Lee, Etc., Et Al., Appellants vs. Verizon Communications, Inc., Et Al.

*No. 14-10297.    James Anderton, Et Al., Appellants vs. TX Parks & Wildlife Dept., Et Al.

*No. 14-30451.    August Walter, Appellant vs. BP America, Inc.

 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

No. 14-60160.    United States of America, ex rel, Cori Rigsby, Et Al., Appellants-Appellee vs. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. (25 MINUTES PER SIDE)

*No. 14-40423.    John E. Villegas, Et Al., Appellants vs. Michael B. Schmidt, Etc.

*No. 12-51083.    Central Southwest TX Development, LLC vs. JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Appellant; FDIC/Washington Mutual Bank, Etc., Appellant.

*No. 14-10379.    Micah B. Phillips, Appellant vs. City of Dallas.

 

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 14-50522.    United States of America vs. Ruel Hawkins, Appellant.

*No. 14-10314.    Nita Page, Etc., Appellant vs. JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 12/19/14 – 24

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 TUESDAY’S THRU THURSDAY’S 4TH CASE 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.