PANEL:                JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, JAMES L. DENNIS AND CATHARINA HAYNES

 

R E V I S E D   05/28/15

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.

 

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 P.M.

*No. 15-40062.    Ministry Of Oil of the Republic of Iraq vs. Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Appellant.

*No. 14-60536.    United States of America, Appellant vs. Raymond Lamont Shoemaker, aka Ray Shoemaker; Earnest Levi Garner, Jr., aka Lee Garner.

*No. 14-20588.    W. Steve Smith, Appellant vs. Judy A. Robbins, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 14-20551.    Kensho Sone, Et Al., Appellants vs. Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.

*No. 14-30445.    Josette M. Ripoll, Appellant vs. Patrick Dobard, Et Al.

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 2015 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 14-30995.    United States of America vs. Gergory McRae, Appellant.

*No. 14-10333.    Rockwall Independent School District vs. M.C., Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 14-31192.    International Marine, LLC, Et Al., Appellants vs. FDT, LLC, Etc.

*No. 14-30864.    Kelly Matherne, Appellant vs. Ruba Management, Etc. (and related case)

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

 

NEW ORLEANS, LA 04/24/15 – 42

 

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 WEDNESDAY MUST REPORT IN PERSON TO ROOM 105, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BETWEEN 12:00 AND 12:30 P.M.  AS AN EXCEPTION, COUNSEL IN WEDNESDAY’S 4Th & 5th CASES MAY REPORT BY TELEPHONE (TEL. 504-310-7804) BETWEEN 12:00 AND 12:30 P.M., BUT MUST BE PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM BY 2:00 P.M.  COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON THURSDAY MUST REPORT IN PERSON TO ROOM 105, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BETWEEN 08:00 AND 08:30 A.M.  THE COURTHOUSE OPENS AT 8:00 A.M.  PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE THEN.