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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

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Monday, November 2, 2026 · John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building, New Orleans, LA
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TimeCaseNo.CourtroomListen
09:00 Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Et Al. v. 2026 Noteholders, Appellant. 26-20018 East Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 Assist Wireless, Et Al., Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission, Et Al. 26-60057 East Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 Peter Sabine, Appellant v. Carroll Independent School District, Et Al. 25-11060 East Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 USA v. Charles Ray Keys, Appellant. (Cons. w/ No. 25-30690) 25-30664 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 State of Texas, Et Al. v. Mehmet Oz, Et Al., Appellants. 25-40766 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 Min Huang, Et Al., Appellants v. Ken Paxton. 25-51034 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 Tonya Mann v. Daniel Haugen, Et Al., Appellants. 26-30109 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 USA v. Jonathan Bringus-Torres, Appellant. 25-50680 West Courtroom Upcoming
09:00 USA v. Damilola Kumapayi, Appellant. 25-40379 West Courtroom Upcoming
13:00 Robbi Jones, Et Al., Petitioners v. Securities and Exchange Commission. 25-60703 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
13:00 Carol Irwin, Et Al., Appellants v. Caroline Hill. 26-10106 En Banc Courtroom Upcoming
15:00 Ellen Fisher, Appellant v. Texas Tech University Regents. 26-10536 East Courtroom Upcoming

News

En Banc Pinned Sep 14, 2026 · 4:06 PM

En Banc Session
Announcement Oct 30, 2026 · 2:23 PM

October 30, 2026, Special Committee Order and Transcript in Complaint Nos. 05-26-90177 & 05-26-90196 (Judge Ada E. Brown)
Announcement Oct 20, 2026 · 10:35 AM

October 20, 2026, Special Committee Order in Complaint No. 05-26-90196 (Judge Ada E. Brown)
Announcement Oct 19, 2026 · 3:06 PM

October 19, 2026, Statement of the Fifth Circuit Judicial Council
Announcement Oct 1, 2026

Notice of Proposed Amendment
Vacancy Sep 16, 2026 · 12:31 PM

Chief Deputy Clerk, US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Announcement Sep 4, 2026 · 3:35 PM

Clerk's Statistical Report
Vacancy Jul 2, 2026 · 9:00 AM

Notice for Appointment of Magistrate Judge - EDLA
Order Jun 16, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Access to Sealed Matters During Appeals
Announcement Nov 7, 2025 · 4:30 PM

Appointment of Lawyers Advisory Committee Chair and Members
PACER Jul 1, 2025 · 11:18 AM

PACER Password Compliance
PACER Apr 19, 2024 · 1:27 PM

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25-30524 Bodin v. New Orleans PDF 24-60367 Trader Joe's Company v. NLRB PDF 26-30387 Alamrew v. Morgan PDF
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25-11146 De Chavez v. UPS PDF
Unpublished Opinions
26-10079 82 Glenwood Ave v. Kane PDF 26-60298 Fucich v. Ashe PDF 26-60208 Persaud v. Blanche PDF 26-60044 Perez Rojas v. Blanche PDF 25-50704 USA v. Sanchez-Varela PDF
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