United States Court of Appeals
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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

September 1 - 3, 2020

The Court has scheduled the following cases for VIDEO CONFERENCING oral argument 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.


9/1/2020, 1:30 PM, East Courtroom
Before: JUDGES RHESA H. BARKSDALE, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
19-30761 Ronald Leo, Et Al. v. Jeld-Wen, Inc., Appellant-Appellee. Property dam-prod liab (Dvsty) Middle District of Louisiana, Baton Rouge 20 min
19-41015 M.D., Etc., Et Al. v. Greg Abbott, Etc., Et Al., Appellants. Other Civil Rights Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi 20 min


9/2/2020, 1:30 PM, East Courtroom
Before: JUDGES RHESA H. BARKSDALE, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
19-11310 Colin David Smith, Appellant v. Sarah Elizabeth Smith. Other Statutory Actions (FedQ) Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth 20 min
19-30992 Violet Dock Port, Inc., Etc., Appellant v. Drew M. Heapy, Etc., Et Al. Other Civil Rights Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans 20 min


9/3/2020, 9:30 AM, East Courtroom
Before: JUDGES RHESA H. BARKSDALE, JENNIFER WALKER ELROD AND JAMES C. HO
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
19-50891 United States of America v. William Joseph Dubin, Appellant (Cons.w/No. 19-50912) Criminal (DCRIM) Western District of Texas, Austin 20 min



Important Notes

NEW ORLEANS, LA 07/24/20 - 07

IMPORTANT NOTES

1. All oral arguments are recorded. Oral argument recordings generally are available late in the day argument is held. Listeners using Windows Media software can search for an argument by case number, date, case title or attorneys name. 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. Live Audio Streaming for thepublic is available on the day of argument when court begins:

East Courtroom.:

3. Interested individuals can register to receive notice in cases of interest in the Fifth Circuit:

Notice for Cases ofInterest for Non-Attorneys
Notice for Cases of Interest for Attorneys



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

September 3, 2020



9/3/2020, 2:00 PM, East Courtroom
Before: JUDGES W. EUGENE DAVIS, EDITH H. JONES AND KURT D. ENGELHARDT
Case Number Caption Nature Special Notes Origin Time / Side
19-10785 Ralph Clay Walsh, Jr. v. Lisa Hodge, Et Al., Appellants. Other Civil Rights Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth 20 min



Important Notes

1. Counsel presenting video conferencing oral argument should check in at the time designated on the Zoom for Government meeting invitation you will receive from the Court.

2. Click on this link to listen live to an oral argument: East Courtroom. (Note, this link is active only during the hearing.)

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



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