PANELS:

MON & TUE: JUDGES E. GRADY JOLLY, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD AND XAVIER RODRIGUEZ (USDJ-WTX)

WED & THU: JUDGES E. GRADY JOLLY, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD AND KEITH STARRETT (USDJ-SMS)

R E V I S E D 07/25/17

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, JULY 31, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-20562. United States of America vs. Justin Smith, Appellant.

*No. 16-60790. United States of America vs. Alton Young, Appellant.

*No. 16-50466. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. vs. ACE American Insurance Co.; HCA, Inc., Appellant-Appellee.

*No. 16-31148. Sealed Appellee vs. Sealed Juvenile, Appellant. (SEALED CASE)

TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-20702. Richard Winfrey, Jr., Appellant vs. Lacy Rogers, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 16-20728. Megan Winfrey vs. Keith Pikett, Etc., Appellant.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-41390. United States of America vs. George Martinez, Appellant.

*No. 16-11424. United States of America, Appellant vs. Michael Anthony Fennell.

*No. 16-20083. Joseph Montano, Appellant vs. State of Texas.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-10386. United States of America vs. Elechi N. Oti; Theodore E. Okechuku; Kelvin L. Rutledge; Emmanuel C. Iwuoha, Appellants.

*Nos. 16-30517 & 16-31044. Bryant Lyles, Appellant vs. Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc.

LYLE W. CAYCE

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 06/23/17 – 05

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 4^TH 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.