U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2009

Wheeler v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 27, 2009 · Barksdale, Benavides, Davis, Dennis, Elrod, Garza, Haynes, Jolly, Jones, King, Owen, Prado, Smith, Southwick, Stewart, Wiener

576 F.3d 532; 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 16737; 2009 WL 2232204 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Kelly Brant Tidwell, Patton & Tidwell, Texarkana, TX, Christopher Michael Bass, Thomas F. Loose (argued) and Bradley Carroll Weber, Locke Lord Bissell & Lid-dell LLP, Dallas, TX, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Mark D. Taylor, Clayton E. Bailey (argued), Alexander Max Douglas Brauer and Jay Forrest Utley, Baker & McKenzie, Dallas, TX, Jennifer Parker Ainsworth, Wilson, Sheehy, Knowles, Robertson & Cornelius, Tyler, TX, for Defendant-Appellant., Jonathan Heuer Levy (argued) and Michael S. Raab, U.S. Dept, of Justice, Civil Div., Washington, DC, for U.S., Amicus Curiae., Edward M. Mansfield, Belin Law Firm, Des Moines, IA, for National Pork Producers Council, Amicus Curiae., Gary J. Kushner, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for American Meat Institute, Amicus Curiae., Andrew E. Tauber and Michael E. Lackey, Jr., Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Cargill Meat Solutions Corp., Amicus Curiae., Christopher James MacAvoy, Howrey LLP, Washington, DC, for Tyson Foods, Inc., Amicus Curiae.

Cases that cite this one

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Wheeler v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. (5th Cir. 2009)

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Opinion of the Court

BY THE COURT:

A member of the court having requested a poll on the petition for rehearing en banc, and a majority of the circuit judges in regular active service and not disqualified having voted in favor,

It is ordered that this cause shall be reheard by the court en banc with oral argument on a date hereafter to be fixed. The Clerk will specify a briefing schedule for the filing of supplemental briefs.

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