PANEL:                JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, JERRY E. SMITH AND PRISCILLA R. OWEN

 

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, JULY 6, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 15-10579.    United States of America vs. David Rodriguez; Jose Cavazos; Daniel Longoria, Appellants (Cons.w/No 15-10590, United States of America vs. Travis Kyndall Longoria, Appellant).

*No. 15-40962.    United States of America vs. Jorge Ervey Hipolito-Ramirez, Appellant.

*No. 15-60669.    NLRB, Petitioner vs. VCNCL, LLC, Etc.

*No. 15-41507.    Ted L. Kubala, Jr., Etc. vs. Supreme Production Services, Inc., Appellant.

*No. 15-30976.    RSUI Indemnity Co., Appellant vs. American States Insurance Co.

 

THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 15-30351.    United States of America vs. Gie Preston, aka Gie Z. Preston, aka G. Preston; Burnell Allen, aka Baldy Allen; Sonny Allen, aka Shortbread Allen, Appellants.

*No. 14-51143.    United States of America vs. Earl Ellis Dix, aka Earl Eliss Dix, Appellant.

*No. 15-20494.    James T. Rodgers, Et Al., Appellants vs. United States of America (and related cases) (Cons.w/No. 15-41176, Linvel M. Bingham, Et Al., Appellants vs. United States of America).

*No. 15-20548.    Brittney Terry vs. Steve Kinney, Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 15-30858.    Kenneth Hall, Appellant; Byron Sharper, Appellant vs. State of LA, Et Al.

 

FRIDAY, JULY 8, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*Nos. 15-40849 & 15-40859.  United States of America vs. Pedro Juan-Solano, Appellant.

*No. 15-20308.    United States of America vs. Cesar Bernel-Aveja, aka Cesar Areja, aka Cesar Aveja, aka Cesar B. Aveja, aka Cesar Bernel Aveja, aka Cesar Bernal Aveja, aka Raul Luviano, Appellant.

*No. 15-40822.    LGD Properties, Inc., Appellant vs. Seis Lagos Utility District, Et Al.

*No. 15-30914.    Louisiana Generating, LLC, Et Al. vs. Illinois Union Insurance Co., Appellant.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 05/17/16 – 01

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 WEDNESDAY’S AND THURSDAY’S 4th & 5th CASES 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.