Armenia Cudjo, Jr. v. Robert Ayers, Jr.

Filing 57

Notice of Oral Argument on FEBRUARY Calendar. Please return ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF HEARING NOTICE form to: PASADENA Office. Please open attached documents to view details about your case. [7999340] (LN)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
LOCATION OF HEARING for February CALENDAR:

Date of Notice:

Richard H. Chambers US Court of Appeals Bldg.
125 South Grand Avenue
Pasadena, California 91105

Dec. 13, 2011

LL Picture ID required to enter Courthouse 77
COUNSEL WILL PLEASE CHECK-IN WITH THE DEPUTY IN THE COURTROOM
All CJA Counsel call [phone] for travel authorization
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:30 a.m. Courtroom 1
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08-70766
10-50400
10-50533
10-56058)
10-56069)
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Reynoso-Cisneros v. Holder
United States v. Karapetyan
United States v. Meraz-Olivera
Mendoza v. Federal Nat’l Mortgage Assn.
Ahn v. Hanil Development, Inc.
Casey v. Martel

Monday, February 6, 2012 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 3
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09-55905
09-56374
11-50285
09-50635
10-50328
10-56488

Wright v. McDonald
Stancle v. Clay
United States v. Seal
United States v. Fuller
United States v. Anekwu
Davis v. HSBC Bank of Nevada NA

* MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 10 MINUTES PER SIDE
** MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 15 MINUTES PER SIDE
+ MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
OTHER CASES 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
PLEASE RETURN ENCLOSED ACKNOWLEDGMENT
NOTICE TO CLERK’S OFFICE
[see FILING INSTRUCTIONS on the Acknowledgment Form]

Monday, February 6, 2012 1:00 p.m. Courtroom 3
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07-72885

Ahmed v. Holder

Monday, February 6, 2012 2:00 p.m. Courtroom 3
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10-99001

Death Penalty

Stankewitz v. Wong

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:30 a.m. Courtroom 1
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10-50585
11-50016
11-55244
09-56945
10-56276
11-55664

United States v. Shareef
United States v. Zuniga-Garcia
United States v. Soto-Lopez
Esparza v. Two Jinn, Inc.
Larin v. Bank of America, N.A.
Hutchful v. Wells Fargo Bank

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 3
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11-50134
11-50204
11-50154
10-56417
11-56125
11-71844
08-99028

Death Penalty

United States v. Martinez-Castro
United States v. Garcia-Godoy
United States v. Bravo-Perez
McCabe v. Dell, Inc.
McDermott v. Veritas Health Services, Inc.
Pacific Pictures Corp. v. U.S.D.C.
Cudjo v. Ayers

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:30 a.m. Courtroom 1
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10-50631
10-50636
11-50007
11-56253
10-56468

United States v. Dreyer
United States v. Sanchez
United States v. Jimenez-Sanchez
Lavan v. City of Los Angeles
National Cmm’n Crane Operators v. CA Crane School

* MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 10 MINUTES PER SIDE
** MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 15 MINUTES PER SIDE
+ MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
OTHER CASES 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
PLEASE RETURN ENCLOSED ACKNOWLEDGMENT
NOTICE TO CLERK’S OFFICE
[see FILING INSTRUCTIONS on the Acknowledgment Form]

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10-56250
10-56473
11-50037
10-56089
10-55861
10-56791

Longerbeam v. Astrue
Harris v. U.S. Bankr. Ct.
United States v. Francisco-Pascual
Richardson v. Potter
Pom Wonderful LLC v. Coca-Cola Co.
Pom Wonderful v. Welch Foods

Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:30 a.m. Courtroom 1
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09-99005

Death Penalty

Ayala v. Wong

Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:00 a.m. Courtroom 3
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10-56851)

Perez Higueroa v. Holder
Liu v. Holder
American Gen. Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Wu
Headley v. Church of Scientology
Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Sheikhpour
Eastwood Ins. Serv., Inc. v. Titan Auto Ins. of
New Mexico, Inc.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 1:30 p.m. Courtroom 3
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10-55161

Skinner v. Northrop Grumman Plan

* MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 10 MINUTES PER SIDE
** MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 15 MINUTES PER SIDE
+ MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
OTHER CASES 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
PLEASE RETURN ENCLOSED ACKNOWLEDGMENT
NOTICE TO CLERK’S OFFICE
[see FILING INSTRUCTIONS on the Acknowledgment Form]

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08-71621
08-75140
10-55536
10-56134
10-56177
11-50121

9:30 a.m. Courtroom 1

Bautista-Magallon v. Holder
Flores-Lopez v. Holder
Upton v. Kakhoury
R.M. v. Fagel
United States v. Union Auto Sales, Inc.
United States v. Waseleski

* MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 10 MINUTES PER SIDE
** MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 15 MINUTES PER SIDE
+ MAXIMUM ARGUMENT TIME 30 MINUTES PER SIDE
OTHER CASES 20 MINUTES PER SIDE
PLEASE RETURN ENCLOSED ACKNOWLEDGMENT
NOTICE TO CLERK’S OFFICE
[see FILING INSTRUCTIONS on the Acknowledgment Form]
Wireless Internet Connectivity is now available in the
Richard H Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building
www.ca9.uscourts.gov

OFFICE OF THE CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
95 SEVENTH STREET, P.O. BOX 193939
SAN FRANCISCO

NOTICE OF CASES SET FOR HEARING
Your case has been set for hearing as indicated on the attached calendar. Please take special note of the
time and place of hearing. In order that the court may make proper arrangements for oral argument, it is essential
that you immediately complete the attached acknowledgment of hearing notice and return it to the Clerk’s Office
via the Appellate ECF system [ or by hardcopy for those granted an exemption from using the Appellate ECF
system.]
In preparing for oral argument, the parties should be guided by Rule 34 of the Federal Rules of Appellate
Procedure. The following information is provided to ensure the effectiveness of the hearing process:
Possibility of Mootness or Settlement - If your case has become moot or a settlement is imminent,
immediately advise the Clerk's office in writing and BY TELEPHONE. For ECF-registered parties, this
must be filed electronically as "Correspondence to Court."
Notification of Related Cases - If you are aware of other cases pending in this court which are related to
and which should be calendared with your case(s) on the attached calendar, please notify this office.
Admission for Oral Argument - Any attorney who will be presenting oral argument
must have been admitted to the bar of this court. The forms necessary for admission may be obtained
through the court's website [ www.ca9.uscourts.gov ] under Forms. If you have not been
admitted, or need to verify you have applied, please call the Attorney Admissions Inquiry line at
[phone] and leave the requested information. While admission in open court on the day of
hearing is discouraged, you may elect such an admission procedure. Candidates for admission in open
court must appear in the Clerk's Office with a sponsor who has already been admitted to the bar of the
circuit, and who can orally move the admission before the calendar is called.
Submission Without Oral Argument - A party who feels that oral argument would not be of
assistance to the court may present a written motion asking the court to submit the case on the briefs for
decision without oral argument. Such a motion must be served on all parties. For ECF-registered parties,
this motion must be filed electronically. The court may, on its own motion, determine that oral argument
would not be of assistance. In such cases, all parties will be advised by separate notice pursuant to Fed.
R. App. P. 34(a).

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Appearing for Argument - If oral argument is to be presented, please register with the courtroom
deputy in the courtroom posted for your case 30 minutes before the time of the hearing. All parties
for all cases must be registered and present at the time the session is convened.
Hearing Order of Cases - Cases are generally heard in the order in which they
appear on the calendar. On the other hand, a panel may elect to poll the calendar prior to the
commencement of argument and to rearrange the order of cases based on the projected length of the
argument. Nevertheless, parties in the first case should be prepared to begin argument immediately after
the court is convened in the event that the entire calendar is not polled.
Time for Oral Argument - Cases scheduled for oral argument will be assigned ten, fifteen, twenty, or
occasionally thirty minutes per side. Check your Location of Hearing Notice to determine your time
allotment.
Subject of Oral Argument - At the time of hearing, the judges of the panel will have studied the briefs and
the excerpts of record and will be familiar with the facts and issues of the case. Argument should be
devoted to clarifying issues as needed and to responding to questions raised by the judges of the panel.
Presenting Additional Citations - Additional citations of relevant decisions rendered since the filing
of the party's last brief -or after oral argument but before decision- may be submitted by letter, showing
proof of service on all counsel and parties not represented by counsel. For ECF-registered parties, this
letter must be filed electronically, but if filed by paper, only the original must be submitted to the court.
The letter must state the reasons for the citations, referring to either the page of the brief or to a point
argued orally. The body of the letter must not exceed 350 words. Any response must be made
promptly and similarly limited. [FRAP 28j, Cir. R. 28-6]
Identity of Panel Members - Not earlier than the week before the court week in which your case will be
heard, the names of judges hearing the currently calendared cases will be announced. The names will
be posted on the public bulletin board of the Clerk's Office of your local U.S. District Court and on this
Court’s web page. You may also determine the names of the judges by submitting with the enclosed
acknowledgment form, a self-addressed, postage-paid envelope and a card listing the case number, date
and time of hearing. We will write the names of the judges hearing your case on this card and mail it
to you at the same time that the official calendars are mailed to the District Court Clerk's Offices for
posting.
[ www.ca9.uscourts.gov ]
Continuances - After a case has been calendared, continuances are not granted except for a showing of
extraordinarily good cause. If oral argument is essential but you find it impossible to be present, you
must, immediately after receipt of this hearing notice, submit a formal motion and supporting affidavit
for continuance. For ECF-registered parties, this motion must be filed electronically. Presentation of
the motion does not ensure that the continuance is granted. The court will not consider the motion for
continuance after the identity of the panel of judges has been divulged.

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DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO COURTHOUSE

The Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of Appeals Building is
located at 125 South Grand Avenue, in Pasadena, California.
From downtown Los Angeles, take the Pasadena Freeway (110) to
the Orange Grove Blvd. exit. Go north on Orange Grove approximately two
miles and turn left on Maylin Street or Del Rosa Drive one block to Grand
Avenue.
From the west via the Ventura Freeway (134), exit Colorado/Orange
Grove Blvd. exit. Go south (right) on Orange Grove to Green Street. Turn
right one block to Grand Avenue.
From the east via the Foothill Freeway (210) exit at Orange Grove
Blvd., go south (left) on Orange Grove to Green Street. Turn right one block
to Grand Avenue.

Park in the lot across from the Richard H. Chambers U.S. Court of
Appeals Building.

July 25, 2011

Notice for Drivers of Electric Vehicles

Consistent with the government’s policy of supporting Zero-Emission
Vehicles (ZEV’s), the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
has an Electric Vehicle Charging Station available at the Richard H.
Chambers courthouse in Pasadena, California.

The charging station may be used by attorneys attending oral
arguments and other visitors to the Pasadena Courthouse. The charging
station consists of a 20A power outlet, either 220V or 110V, and a Level 2
charger.

Drivers may use the available charger or bring their own portable
charger. Because availability is limited, please reserve a power outlet and
charger at least 24 hours in advance by contacting Eve Fisher, Senior
Deputy Clerk at [e-mail] or at 626-229-7251.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Electronic Devices Policy
This policy pertains to the use of electronic devices by the bar, media and the public in the courthouses and other
dedicated spaces housing the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. These are the W illiam K.
Nakamura U.S. Courthouse in Seattle, the Pioneer U.S. Courthouse in Portland, the James R. Browning U.S.
Courthouse in San Francisco, the Richard H. Chambers U.S. Courthouse in Pasadena, and the U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit in Honolulu. The policy also applies to other places in which the court holds session for special
sittings. These include courtrooms in the district courthouses and spaces in law schools and other locations.
Visitors to any of the Ninth Circuit courthouses and dedicated spaces are allowed to carry and make use of various
electronic devices as set out by this policy. Different rules may apply when the court meets in another venue, such
as a district courthouse. W here conflicts between this policy and that of a district court becom e know n, the chief
circuit judge and chief district judge, or their designees, will confer to resolve such conflicts.
General Rules:
1.

Anyone may bring electronic devices, such as a Blackberry, smart phone, laptop computer or a similar
functioning device having wireless com munications capability into the courthouse.

2.

Except for courtrooms, persons may use such devices in public areas of the courthouse to make telephone
calls and to transmit and receive data communications, such as email or text messages, or to access the
Internet. For reasons of privacy, safety, and security, use of these devices to take photographs or for audio
or video recording or transmission is prohibited in the courthouse (exceptions for court staff, authorized
vendors or for educational or cerem onial events).

3.

In courtrooms, persons may use such devices to take notes, transmit and receive data communications, and
access the Internet. This includes media members who are transmitting written accounts of the proceeding
to a wider audience using various means. Persons may not use these devices for telephone calls,
photographs or audio or video recording or transmission. Telephone ring tones and other functional sounds
produced by devices must be disabled while in the courtroom. Only quiet keyboards may be used in
the courtrooms.

4.

The presiding judge of a judicial panel may prohibit or further restrict use of such devices by all persons prior
to or during a proceeding when necessary to protect the rights of the parties or to assure the orderly conduct
of the proceedings.
This policy will be prominently displayed wherever the court holds session and posted on the court’s website.
Failure to adhere to the policy may result in removal from the courtroom or other sanction.

5.

Adopted June 23, 2010.