PANELS:

              MON & TUE:    JUDGES CAROLYN DINEEN KING, RHESA H. BARKSDALE AND JAMES L. DENNIS

              WED & THU:    JUDGES RHESA H. BARKSDALE, JAMES L. DENNIS AND LESLIE H. SOUTHWICK

R E V I S E D 11/20/07                                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

EAST COURTROOM

The Court has scheduled the following cases for oral argument in Room 223 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 3, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 06-40121.   Jose Luis Salinas, Et Al., Appellants vs. State Farm LLoyds.

*No. 07-10287.   Toni Dramse vs. Delta Family-Care Disability and Survivorship Plan, Appellant.

*No. 07-60041.   Khaled Rikabi, MD, Appellant vs. Jim Nicholson, Etc.

*No. 06-31211.   Freddie Smith, Et Al., Appellants vs. Michael J. Fifthian, Et Al.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 06-20865.   E I Dupont De Nemours & Co., Appellant vs. Gary Sawyer (Cons.w/No. 07-40574, Gary Sawyer, Et Al. vs. E I Dupont De Nemours & Co., Appellant).

*No. 06-41573.   Willie Ray, Et Al. vs. Greg Abbott, Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 06-30982.   William F. Schmidt vs. MTD Products Inc., Et Al., Appellants.

*No. 07-30021.   Darren Mallard, Appellant vs. Burl Cain, Etc.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 07-30255.   United States of America vs. Chris Williams; Jerel Clavo, aka Jerel T. Clavo, Appellants.

*No. 06-50720.   Schlotzky’s Ltd. vs. Sterling Purchasing & National Distributing Co., Inc., Appellant.

*No. 07-30106.   Billy Lormand, Appellant vs. US Unwired Inc., Et Al.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2007 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 07-30089.   Tincy Anthony, Etc., Appellant vs. United States of America.

*No. 06-31238.   United States of America, ex rel, Robert Daniel Marcy, Etc., Appellant vs. Rowan Companies Inc., Et Al.

*No. 06-20988.   Tunde A. Ajao, Appellant vs. Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Et Al.

CHARLES R. FULBRUGE III

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 10/26/07 - 17                                   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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