PANEL:             JUDGES PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, W. EUGENE DAVIS AND JERRY E. SMITH

R E V I S E D 12/21/07                                    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.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2008 - COURT CONVENES AT 1:00 P.M.

*No. 06-20645.   American Rice Inc., Appellant-Appellee vs. Producers Rice Mill Inc.

*No. 06-11078.   United States of America vs. Stephen P. Miller, Appellant.

*No. 07-30084.   United States of America, Appellant vs. John C. Auster.

*No. 06-31117.   United States of America vs. Donald R. Tucker, Appellant.

*No. 07-30035.   Limit (No 2) Limited, Appellant vs. Dean Equipment Inc.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2008 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 99-40370.   United States of America vs. Vicente Alvarado-Valdez, Appellant.

*No. 06-10519.   United States of America vs. Ignatius Chuka Ogba; Ifeanyi Boniface Ogba, aka Iffy Ogba; Patrick David Antoon, Appellants. (NO ORAL ARGUMENT AS TO IGNATIUS AND IFEANYI OGBA)

*No. 06-31246.   Engines Southwest Inc., Appellant-Appellee; Grayson Holdings Inc., Appellant-Appellee vs. Kohler Co.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2008 - COURT CONVENES AT 9:00 A.M.

*No. 07-20212.   United States of America, Appellant vs. Kevin Howard.

*No. 06-11157.   Advocare International LP vs. Horizon Laboratories Inc., Appellant; Richard Scheckenbach, Et Al., Appellants vs. Lexington Insurance Co.

*No. 06-51583.   Medical Center Pharmacy, Et Al. vs. Michael B. Mukasey, Etc., Et Al., Appellants.

CHARLES R. FULBRUGE III

CLERK OF COURT

NEW ORLEANS, LA 11/26/07 - 21

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. COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON TUESDAY ONLY MUST REPORT TO ROOM 102, 600 CAMP STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, IN PERSON BEFORE 12:30 P.M. AS AN EXCEPTION, COUNSEL IN TUESDAY’S 4TH & 5TH CASES (IF A 4TH OR 5TH CASE EXISTS) MAY REPORT BY TELEPHONE (504-310-7804) BETWEEN 12:00 NOON AND 12:30 P.M., BUT MUST BE PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM BY 2:00 P.M. COUNSEL PRESENTING ORAL ARGUMENT ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MUST REPORT TO ROOM 102 IN PERSON BEFORE 8:30 A.M. ON THE DAY OF ARGUMENT. THE COURTHOUSE OPENS AT 8:00 A.M. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE BEFORE THEN. AS AN EXCEPTION, COUNSEL IN THE 4TH & 5TH CASES (IF A 4TH OR 5TH CASE EXISTS) MAY REPORT BY TELEPHONE (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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