PANEL:                JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, EDITH H. JONES AND CATHARINA HAYNES

 

R E V I S E D   12/27/16

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, JANUARY 4, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-60062.    Teresa Gonzalez, Appellant vs. United States of America, Et Al.

*No. 16-30194.    Valero Marketing & Supply Co., Appellant vs M/V Almi Sun, IMO No. 9579535, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 16-20122.    Sasol North America, Inc., Et Al., Appellants vs. GTLPetrol, LLC.

*No. 15-20268.    United States of America vs. Don Jerome Shepherd, Appellant.

 

THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-40386.    United States of America vs. David Terrell, Appellant.

*No. 16-10330.    United States of America vs. Maurice Lamont Davis; Andre Levon Glover, Appellants.

  No. 15-60774.    Federal Insurance Co., Appellant vs. Singing River Health System (Cons.w/No. 15-60876, Federal Insurance Co. vs. Singing River Health System, Appellant; Singing River Health System Foundation, Appellant, and No. 16-60550, Thomas Jones, Etc., Et Al. vs. Singing River Health Services Foundation, Et Al. vs. Cynthia N. Almond, Et Al., Appellants (and related case)) (80 MINUTES TOTAL)

 

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 15-51146.    United States of America vs. Elizar Saucedo Madrid; Pedro Saucedo Madrid, Appellants.

*No. 16-20028.    Kenneth W. Abbott, Et Al., Appellants vs. BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Et Al.

*No. 16-60406.    Rusty Holloway vs. Mike Purvis, Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 16-60116.    Kennedy Brewer, Appellant vs. Steven Timothy Hayne, Et Al. (Cons.w/No. 16-60342, Levon Brooks, Appellant vs. Steven Timothy Hayne).

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 11/18/16 – 21

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 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.