PANEL:                JUDGES JERRY E. SMITH, JACQUES L. WIENER, JR., AND JAMES E. GRAVES, JR.

 

R E V I S E D   10/26/15

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.

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2015 - COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 PM

*No. 15-10210.    Aetna Life Insurance Co., Appellant vs. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 15-10154.    Health Care Service Corp., Etc. vs. Methodist Hospitals of Dallas, Etc.

*No. 15-10212.    Donald Cuba vs. Julia Pylant, Et Al., Appellants (Cons.w/No. 15-10213, Julia Pylant, Appellant vs. Donald Cuba).

*No. 15-30389.    Pat Hensley, Appellant vs. City of Shreveport, Et Al.

*No. 14-30962.    United States of America vs. Dwayne Reginald Patterson, Appellant.

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015 - COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 PM

*No. 14-60880.    United States of America vs. Mark Frank Davis, Appellant.

*No. 15-60215.    Sanderson Farms, Inc., Petitioner vs. Thomas E. Perez, Etc.

*No. 15-10274.    Marilyn D. Garner, Appellant vs. Knoll, Inc.

*No. 15-40432.    Peter Weber, Etc., Appellant vs. Pact XPP Technologies, AG.

*No. 15-30324.    Seahawk Liquidating Trust, Etc., Appellant vs. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, Et Al.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2015 - COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 PM

*No. 15-50611.    United States of America vs. Ronald Mejia-Hernandez, Appellant.

*No. 15-10496.    Alix Washington, Et Al., Appellants vs. Bank of America, N.A., Etc.

*No. 14-31349.    John Mantiply, Etc., Et Al. vs. United States of America, Etc., Appellant.

*No. 15-50300.    Cynthia Heinsohn, Appellant vs. Carabin & Shaw, P.C.

 

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 14-41450.    United States of America vs. Eugenio Pedraza, Appellant.

*No. 14-60494.    Abid Hussain, Et Al., Etc., Petitioners vs. Loretta Lynch, Etc.

*No. 15-60132.    Powertrain, Inc., Etc., Appellant vs. Joyce MA, Etc.

                                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 10/23/15 – 20

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 THRU THURSDAY 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 TUESDAY’S & WEDNESDAY’S 4TH & 5TH CASES, & THURSDAY’S 4TH CASE 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 FRIDAY 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.