Opinion
No. 07-40058.
February 14, 2008.
Danny S. Ashby (argued), Robert H. Mow, Jr., Christopher Donald Kratovil, Kirkpatrick Lockhart, Preston Gates Ellis, LLP, Dallas, TX, Burgain G. Hayes, Austin, TX, Ningur Akoglu, Ian Ceresney, Herzfeld Rubin, New York City, for Petitoners.
Martin Jonathan Siegel, Law Offices of Martin J. Siegel, Houston, TX, Michael Charles Smith (argued), Siebman, Reynolds, Burg Phillips, LLP, Marshall, TX, Jeffrey T. Embry, Hossley Embry, Tyler, TX, Thomas Andrew Crosley, San Antonio, TX, for Plaintiffs-Respondents.
Petition for Writ of Mandamus to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; T. John Ward, Judge.
ON PETITION FOR REHEARING EN BANC
(Opinion Order Feb. 13, 2007, 5th Cir., 2007, 223 Fed.Appx. 305)
(Order on Panel Rehearing April 23, 2007, 5th Cir., 2007, ___ F.3d ___)
(Opinion Order Oct. 24, 2007, 5th Cir., 2007, 506 F.3d 376)
Before JONES, Chief Judge, and KING, JOLLY, DAVIS, SMITH, WIENER, BARKSDALE, GARZA, BENAVIDES, STEWART, DENNIS, CLEMENT, PRADO, OWEN, ELROD and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.
A member of the Court in active service having requested a poll on the petition for rehearing en banc and a majority of the judges in active service having voted in favor of granting a rehearing en banc,
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 en banc briefs.