PANELS:

              MON & TUE:    JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, EMILIO M. GARZA AND FORTUNATO P. BENAVIDES

              WED & THU:    JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, JACQUES L. WIENER, JR., AND EMILIO M. GARZA

R E V I S E D 07/30/07                                    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, AUGUST 6, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

  No. 06-20321.    United States of America vs. Scott Yeager, Appellant (Cons.w/Nos. 06-20593, United States of America vs. Rex Shelby, Appellant, and 06-20691, United States of America vs. Joseph Hirko, Appellant).

*No. 06-60412.   Bekim Cinaj, Petitioner vs. Alberto R. Gonzales, Etc.

*No. 06-60674.   James Brad Steverson, Appellant vs. Global Santa Fe Corp., Etc.

*No. 06-30457.   Kenneth Dale Howe, Et Al., Appellant vs. John E. Hughes, Et Al.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 06-10636.   United States of America vs. Tina Marie Delaurier, Appellant.

*No. 05-51433.   United States of America vs. Jimmy Aguilar, Appellant.

*No. 05-20808.   FDIC, Etc., Appellant vs. Maxxam Inc. vs. Charles E. Hurwitz; Federated Development Co.

*No. 06-30570.   Consolidated Companies Inc. vs. Union Pacific Railroad Co., Etc., Appellant.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 06-50949.   United States of America vs. Jose Abraham Espino-Rangel; Hector Alejandro Benavides-Carrasco, Appellants.

*No. 06-60438.   NLRB, Petitioner-Respondent vs. Int’l Brotherhood of Teamsters, Etc.

*No. 06-20575.   Johnny B. Crawford, Et Al., Appellants vs. The City of Houston Texas.

*No. 07-20315.   Whitestone Reit, Etc. vs. Allen R. Hartman, Et Al., Appellants.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 06-41232.   Richard P. Washburn, Appellant vs. Francis J. Harvey, Etc.

*No. 06-20069.   Dr. Thomas Wright, Appellant vs. Allstate Insurance Co.

*No. 06-30476.   Elgie Abner, Et Al. vs. Kansas City Southern Railroad Co., Appellant.

CHARLES R. FULBRUGE III

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 06/26/07 - 03

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. All oral arguments are recorded FOR THE COURT’S EXCLUSIVE USE. 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 102, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, BEFORE 8:30 A.M. ON THE DAY OF ARGUMENT. AS AN EXCEPTION, COUNSEL IN MONDAY’S THROUGH WEDNESDAY’S 4TH & 5TH CASES (IF A 4TH OR 5TH CASE EXISTS) 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.

4. PLEASE CALL THE APPELLATE VOICE INFORMATION SYSTEM AT 504-310-8514, ONE WEEK BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF COURT WEEK TO RECEIVE THE NAMES OF THE PANEL JUDGES.

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