PANEL: JUDGES EDITH H. JONES, JERRY E. SMITH AND EDWARD C. PRADO

R E V I S E D 11/01/17

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

WEST & EN BANC COURTROOMS

The Court has scheduled the following cases for oral argument in Room 265 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, NOVEMBER 6, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-41218. United States of America vs. Fredis Alberto Reyes-Contreras, aka Alberto Contreras-Romero, Appellant.

*No. 16-20691. Legacy Community Health Services, Inc. vs. Charles Smith, Etc., Appellant.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-20397. United States of America vs. Pereneal Kizzee, Appellant.

*No. 15-50991. United States of America vs. Adam Daniel Shepherd, Appellant.

*No. 16-41413. Ernesto Gonzalez-Segura, Appellant vs. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Etc.

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 2:00 PM

THIS CASE ONLY WILL BE HEARD IN THE EN BANC COURTROOM, ROOM 209.

COUNSEL SHOULD CHECK IN AT ROOM 105 BETWEEN 1:00 AND 1:30 PM

No. 17-50762. City of El Cenizo, TX, Et Al.; City of Austin, Et Al. vs. State of Texas, Et Al., Appellants (and related cases).

(30 MINUTES PER SIDE)

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

PANEL FOR FIRST CASE ONLY: JUDGES JERRY E. SMITH, EDWARD C. PRADO AND STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON

*No. 17-30523. Curtis D. Morgan vs. Huntington Ingalls, Inc., Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 16-11631. United States of America vs. Jonathan Khalid Petras; Wisam Imad Shaker, Appellants.

*No. 16-60211. Ivan Bernabe Rodriguez Vazquez, Petitioner vs. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Etc.

*No. 16-20720. Elsa Rodriguez, Appellant vs. Houston Independent School District.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-11292. United States of America vs. Francisco Bernabe Gonzales, Appellant.

*No. 16-60831. David M. Cox, Appellant vs. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.

*No. 17-20027. Arleen Delaronde vs. Legend Classic Homes, Ltd., Appellant.

LYLE W. CAYCE

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA DATE 09/29/17 – 13

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 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.