September Term 2008 01cv00731 Filed On: August 3, 2009 El-Shifa Pharmaceutical… v. United States of America

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 07-5174 September Term 2008
01cv00731
Filed On: August 3, 2009
El-Shifa Pharmaceutical Industries Company
and Salah El Din Ahmed Mohammed Idris,
Appellants
v.
United States of America,
Appellee
BEFORE: Sentelle, Chief Judge, and Ginsburg, Henderson, Rogers, Tatel,
Garland, Brown, Griffith, and Kavanaugh, Circuit Judges
O R D E R
Upon consideration of appellants’ petition for rehearing en banc, the response
thereto, and the vote in favor of the petition by a majority of the judges eligible to
participate, it is
ORDERED that the petition be granted. The case will be reheard by the court
sitting en banc. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the court’s March 27, 2009 judgment be vacated. It
is
FURTHER ORDERED that oral argument before the en banc court will be heard
at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. It is
FURTHER ORDERED that the parties submit 20 copies each of briefs and the
appendix in accordance with the following schedule:
Brief for Appellants September 21, 2009
Appendix September 21, 2009
Brief for Appellee October 21, 2009
Reply Brief for Appellant November 4, 2009

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United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT
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No. 07-5174 September Term 2008
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Because the briefing schedule is keyed to the date of argument, the court will
grant requests for extension of time limits only for extraordinarily compelling reasons.
All briefs and appendices must contain the date that the case is scheduled for oral
argument at the top of the cover. See D.C. Cir. Rule 28(a)(8).
Per Curiam
FOR THE COURT:
Mark J. Langer, Clerk
BY: /s/
Michael C. McGrail
Deputy Clerk

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