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Honorable Jennifer W. Elrod, Chief Judge



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Court and Special Hearing Calendars

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Calendar for New Orleans

August 5 - 7, 2024



8/5/2024, 9:00 AM, En Banc Courtroom
Before: JUDGES EDITH H. JONES, JERRY E. SMITH AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
23-20354 USA v. Sha Kendrick Smith, Appellant. Criminal (DCRIM) Southern District of Texas, Houston 20 min
24-10084 Elio Cerkezi, Et Al., Appellants v. City of Arlington, Et Al. Other Civil Rights Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth 20 min
23-20448 Petrobras America, Appellant-Appellee v. Samsung Heavy Industries Company. RICO (Fed Q) Southern District of Texas, Houston 20 min
23-30732 Darrell Clark, Et Al., Appellants v. City of Alexandria, Et Al. Jobs (Civil Rights) Western District of Louisiana, Alexandria 20 min


8/6/2024, 9:00 AM, En Banc Courtroom
Before: JUDGES EDITH H. JONES, JERRY E. SMITH AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
23-20188 Michel Keck, Appellant-Appellee; Mathew Kidman Higbee, Et Al. v. Mix Creative Learning Center, Et Al. Copyright (Fed Q) Southern District of Texas, Houston 20 min
23-10904 Munck Wilson Mandala, Appellant v. Mark Jordan, Et Al. RICO (Fed Q) Northern District of Texas, Dallas 20 min
23-20543 Benjamin Benfer, Appellant v. City of Baytown, Texas, Et Al. Other Civil Rights Southern District of Texas, Houston 20 min


8/7/2024, 9:00 AM, En Banc Courtroom
Before: JUDGES EDITH H. JONES, JERRY E. SMITH AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
23-50697 Jennifer Virden, Et Al., Appellants-Appellees v. City of Austin, Texas. Other Civil Rights Western District of Texas, Austin 20 min
23-20140 Scott Sullivan, Et Al. v. Stewart Feldman, Et Al., Appellants. (30 MINUTES PER SIDE) Recovery/Enforcement (Dvsty) Southern District of Texas, Houston 30 min



Important Notes

1. Counsel presenting argument must report to Room 105 of the Wisdom Courthouse between 8:00 and 8:30 a.m. CENTRAL TIME the day of argument. Counsel presenting argument in the 4th case on Monday may call 504-310-7804 to check in the day of argument.

2. Click on this link to listen live to an oral argument: En Banc Courtroom. (Note, this link is active only during the hearing.) If the live stream is not functioning properly during the hearing, call 504-310-7804 to report the problem.

3. Click on this link to listen to a recording of the argument after the hearing: Oral Argument Recordings. (Recordings are posted shortly after the hearing.)

4. To receive notices of actions in the case, follow instructions at these links:

Attorneys requesting notice of case activity click here: Notice for Cases of Interest for Attorneys
Non-attorneys requesting notice of case activity click here: Notice for Cases of Interest for Non - Attorneys

NEW ORLEANS, LA 06/28/24-05



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