PANEL:                JUDGES JACQUES L. WIENER, JR., EDITH BROWN CLEMENT AND GREGG J. COSTA

 

R E V I S E D    06/27/16

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 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, AUGUST 1, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 15-50128.    United States of America vs. Patrick G. Mire vs. Harbor America Central, Inc., Appellant. (and related case)

*No. 15-10983.    Varun Shah, Appellant vs. University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Et Al.

*No. 15-20282.    Ralph Whitley, Etc., Et Al. vs. BP, P.L.C., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 15-30863.    Energy Coal S P A, Appellant vs. CITGO Petroleum Corp.

 

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

  No. 15-50762.    United States of America vs. Anthony Ryan Gonzales; Stacey Louise Castillo, aka Stacy Louise Castillo; Raymond Hernandez Olgin, Jr.; Rudolfo Romero Paredes, Appellants. (30 MINUTES PER SIDE)

*No. 15-50919.    Alfred Galaz, Appellant vs. Lisa A. Katona, Etc.

*No. 16-10671.    Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. vs. Sessa Capital (Master), L.P., Appellant; Sessa Capital GP, L.L.C., Et Al., Appellants vs. Douglas A. Kessler, Et Al. (Cons.w/No. 16-10672, Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc. vs. Sessa Capital (Master), L.P., Et Al., Appellants).

*No. 15-30827.    Thomas R. Edwards vs. Continental Casualty Co., Appellant.

 

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2016 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 15-50788.    United States of America vs. Courtland Lenard Turner, Appellant.

*No. 16-60043.    Rocky Estes, Appellant vs. LANX, Inc., Et Al.

*No. 15-41312.    Rodrigo Luis Delgado, Appellant vs. Mariana Cecilia Luis Osuna.

 

                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 06/24/16 – 03

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 AND TUESDAY’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.