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

March 29 - April 1, 2021

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.

3/29/2021, 9:00 AM, West Courtroom (Virtual)
Before: Chief Judge PRISCILLA R. OWEN, E. GRADY JOLLY AND JAMES L. DENNIS
Case Number	Caption	Nature	Special Notes	Origin	Time / Side
20-50225	USA v. Kevin McElroy, Appellant.	Criminal (DCRIM)		Western District of Texas, Midland Odessa	20 min
20-60462	Michael Rushing, Appellant v. Yazoo County, Et Al.	Other personal prop damg(FedQ)		Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson	20 min
19-50343	USA v. Elizabeth Valles, Appellant.	Vacate Sentence (2255)		Western District of Texas, El Paso	20 min
20-30323	USA v. Peter Hoffman, Appellant.	Criminal (DCRIM)		Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans	20 min

3/30/2021, 9:00 AM, West Courtroom (Virtual)
Before: Chief Judge PRISCILLA R. OWEN, E. GRADY JOLLY AND JAMES L. DENNIS
Case Number	Caption	Nature	Special Notes	Origin	Time / Side
20-10157	USA v. Ruben Ciriaco, Appellant.	Criminal (DCRIM)		Northern District of Texas, Dallas	20 min
19-60553	Melvin Cortez-Ramirez, Petitioner v. Merrick Garland.	Immigration		Board of Immigration Appeals	20 min

3/31/2021, 9:00 AM, West Courtroom (Virtual)
Before: Chief Judge PRISCILLA R. OWEN, W. EUGENE DAVIS AND JAMES L. DENNIS
Case Number	Caption	Nature	Special Notes	Origin	Time / Side
20-10447	USA v. Michael Aldridge, Appellant (Cons.w/Nos. 20-10448, 20-10449, 20-10454 & 20-10456).	Criminal (DCRIM)		Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth	20 min
20-10615	Berman De Paz Gonzalez, Et Al, Appellants v. Therese Duane, Et Al.	P. I. - Medical Malpractice		Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth	20 min
20-30522	Carolyn Spears, Appellant v. Louisiana College.	Jobs (Civil Rights)		Western District of Louisiana, Alexandria	20 min

4/1/2021, 9:00 AM, West Courtroom (Virtual)
Before: Chief Judge PRISCILLA R. OWEN, W. EUGENE DAVIS AND JAMES L. DENNIS
Case Number	Caption	Nature	Special Notes	Origin	Time / Side
20-40580	James York, Et Al., Appellants v. Chase Welch, Et Al.	Other Civil Rights		Eastern District of Texas, Beaumont	20 min
20-30623	Caytrans Proj Srv, Appellant v. BBC Chtr & Logistics, Et Al	Other Contract Actions (Dvsty)		Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans	20 min

Important Notes

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

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

2. Live Audio Streaming for the public is available on the day of argument when court begins:
West Courtroom.:

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