PANEL:                CHIEF JUDGE CARL E. STEWART AND JUDGES E. GRADY JOLLY AND PRISCILLA R. OWEN

 

R E V I S E D   11/20/17

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

WEST COURTROOM

 

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

*No. 17-30198.    United States of America vs. Gross Williams, Appellant.

*No. 17-60097.    Billie Faye Keyes, Et Al. vs. Philip Gunn, Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 17-20002.    Gilbert A. Herrera, Et Al., Appellants vs. Terry Dishon, Et Al. (and related case).

*No. 17-20093.    Captain Manjit Sangha, Appellant vs. Navig8 Shipmanagement Private Limited.

*No. 17-10026.    Century Surety Co. vs. Scott M. Seidel, Etc., Appellant; Jane Doe, Appellant.

 

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 17-30285.    United States of America vs. Daniel James Stanford, Appellant.

*No. 16-60835.    Ports America Louisiana, Inc., Petitioner vs. Director, OWCP, USDOL, Et Al.

*No. 16-11806.    George Clark, Et Al., Appellants vs. Deutsche Bank National Trust Co., Etc., Et Al.

*No. 17-30167.    Claimant ID 100187856, Appellant vs. BP Exploration & Production, Inc., Et Al. (SEALED CASE)

 

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

  No. 15-51164.    United States of America vs. Christobal Velasquez, aka Little Cris; Raul Rodriguez, aka Fat Boy; George Sanchez, aka Curious; Mike Cassiano, Appellants. (30 MINUTES PER SIDE)

*No. 16-20831.    Gloria Wells, Appellant vs. Minnesota Life Insurance Co.

*No. 16-51349.    Eugene Cadena, Appellant vs. Christopher Ray, Etc., Et Al.

*No. 17-30124.    Mary Sandifer, Et Al., Appellants vs. Hoyt Archery, Inc., Et Al.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 – COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 AM

*No. 16-60731.    Courtney Paine Snider vs. L-3 Communications Vertex Aerospace, LLC, Appellant-Appellee vs. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, Et Al.

*No. 17-40016.    Julia Ann Flores, Appellant vs. United States of America.

*No. 17-30134.    Tracy Fulton vs. Louis R. Koerner, Appellant.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                LYLE W. CAYCE

                                                                                                                                                                                CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 10/27/17 – 18

 

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 4th & 5th CASES, AND TUESDAY’S & 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.