The Fifth Circuit releases recordings of its oral arguments on its website. Photo Courtesy of Bobak Ha'Eri.
The oral argument recording Burnett v. Stwart Title argued by Alex Wathen is now available for listening and downloading. I am very proud over how well it went and we are now hoping that the case turns out well for the client. The case Burnett v. Stewart Title, Inc, No. 10-20250 was argued before the Fifth Circuit in Houston on January 31, 2011. The case was argued in the Fifth Circuit’s Houston Courtroom, Courtroom 11D, Bob Casey United States Court House, 515 Rusk, Houston, TX 77002.
The panel consisted of Circuit Judges Carolyn Dineen King, Harold R. DeMoss, Jr., and Edward C. Prado. Judge King did not ask any questions, Judge Prado asked a question early on the argument, and Judge DeMoss asked the most questions. “I would predict that Judge King will write the opinion, because she had no questions other than how to pronounce my name,” said Alex Wathen who believes that it is usually the most silent judge who writes the opinion.
The case has received a lot of attention including an amicus brief by NACBA the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys which is actively involved in the advocacy for bankruptcy debtors through its amicus project headed by Tara Twomey. Alex Wathen would also take this opportunity to thank NACBA, Tara Twomey, his co-counsel Shari Goldsberry who played an integral part in Alex’s preparation for oral argument, as as well as Dan Perez, a distinguished labor and employment lawyer from Florida who argued the case in the 11th Circuit against Toojay’s on the same issue. “NACBA, Twomey, Goldsberry, and Perez deserve great thanks for their help in getting me ready for oral argument in this case,” said Alex Wathen.
