ZACARIAS v. STANFORD INTERN. BANK, LTD.

No. 17-11073 CONSOLIDATED WITH 17-11114, 17-11122, 17-11127, 17-11128, 17-11129.

945 F.3d 883 (2019)

Antonio Jubis ZACARIAS; Roberto Barbar Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STANFORD INTERNATIONAL BANK, LIMITED Defendant. Barry L. Rupert; Carol Rupert; Michael Rishmague; Lionel Alessio; Dan Auli Panos, et al, Movants-Appellants, v. Official Stanford Investors' Committee; Manuel Canabal; Willis, Limited; Willis of Colorado, Incorporated, Interested Parties-Appellees, Willis Group Holdings Limited; Willis North America, Incorporated; Amy S. Baranoucky; Bowen Miclette; Britt, Incorporated; Ralph S. Janvey; Samuel Troice, Appellees, v. Edna Able, Interested Party-Appellant, The Official Stanford Investors' Committee; Samuel Troice, on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated; Manuel Canabal, on their own behalf and on behalf of a class of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Carlos Tisminesky; Roberto Barbar; Ana Lorena Nuila De Gadala-Maria, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Willis of Colorado, Incorporated; Willis Limited; Willis Group Holdings Limited; Willis North America, Incorporated; Amy S. Baranoucky; Bowen, Miclette; Britt, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, v. Barry L. Rupert; Carol Rupert; Michael Rishmague; Lionel Alessio; Dan Auli Panos, Edna Able; et al, Appellants, v. Ralph S. Janvey, in his Capacity as Court-Appointed Receiver for Stanford Receivership Estate, Appellee, Edna Able; Robert C. Ahders; Rodrigo Rivera Alcayaga; David Arntsen; Carlie Arntsen; et al, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Willis of Colorado, Incorporated; WGH Holdings, Ltd.; Willis Ltd., Defendants-Appellees, Antonio Jubis Zacarias, Individual; Ana Virginia Gonzalez De Jubis, Individual; Gladis Jubis De Acuna, Individual; Eric Acuna Jubis, Individual; Tulio Capriles, Individual; Jorge Casaus Herrero, Individual; Martha Blanchet, Individual; Luis Zabala, Individual; Emma Lopez, Individual; Elba De La Torre, Individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Willis Limited; Willis of Colorado, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees, Ana Lorena Nuila De Gadala-Maria, Individual; Jose Nuila, Individual; Jose Nuila Fuentes, Individual; Gladys Bonilla De Nuila, Individual; Gladys Elena Nuila De Ponce, Individual, et al, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Willis Limited, a United Kingdom Company; Willis of Colorado, Incorporated, a Colorado Corporation Defendants-Appellees, Carlos Tisminesky, Individual; Rachel Tisminesky, Individual; Felipe Bronstein, Individual; Ethel Tisminesky De Bronstein, Individual; Guy Gerby, Individual; Vicente Juaristi Suarez, Individual; Amparo Mateo Longarela, Individual; Salvador Gavilan, Individual; Larry Frank, Individual; Mercedes Bittan, Individual; Omaira Bermudez, Individual, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Willis Limited; Willis of Colorado, Incorporated, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Filed December 19, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall Alan Pulman , Leslie Sara Hyman, Esq. , Matthew John McGowan , Pulman, Cappuccio, Pullen, Benson & Jones, L.L.P., San Antonio, TX, for Appellants BARRY L. RUPERT, CAROL RUPERT, MICHAEL RISHMAGUE, LIONEL ALESSIO, DAN AULI PANGS.

Kevin M. Sadler , Baker Botts, L.L.P., Palo Alto, CA, Stephanie Frederique Cagniart , Attorney, Scott Daniel Powers , Baker Botts, L.L.P., Austin, TX, for Appellee RALPH S. JANVEY.

Peter Michael Jung , Clark Hill Strasburger, Dallas, TX, Judith R. Blakeway , Clark Hill Strasburger, San Antonio, TX, Edward C. Snyder , Castillo Snyder, P.C., San Antonio, TX, for Appellees SAMUEL TROICE, MANUEL CANABAL, OFFICIAL STANFORD INVESTORS COMMITTEE.

Christopher John King, Esq. , Counsel, Homer Bonner Jacobs, Miami, FL, Curtis Bradley Miner, Esq. , Maureen Elizabeth Lefebvre, Esq. , Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant ANTONIO JUBIS ZACARIAS.

Christopher John King, Esq. , Counsel, Luis Eduardo Delgado , Homer Bonner Jacobs, Miami, FL, Curtis Bradley Miner, Esq. , Maureen Elizabeth Lefebvre, Esq. , Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant ROBERTO BARBAR.

Jonathan D. Polkes , Weil, Gotshal & Manges, L.L.P., New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Appellees WILLIS OF COLORADO, INCORPORATED, WILLIS, LIMITED, WILLIS GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED, WILLIS NORTH AMERICA, INCORPORATED.

Jessica Lynn Crutcher , Mayer Brown, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Mark D. Manela, Esq. , Manela Law Firm, Houston, TX, for Appellee AMY S. BARANOUCKY.

Bradley Wayne Foster, Esq. , Counsel, Hunton Andrews Kurth, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Appellee BOWEN, MICLETTE & BRITT, INCORPORATED.

William Shawn Staples , Stanley Law, P.C., Houston, TX, for Appellant EDNA ABLE.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, GRAVES, and WILLETT, Circuit Judges.


Treating the Petition for Rehearing En Banc as a petition for panel rehearing, the petition is GRANTED. We withdraw the opinions of July 22, 2019,1 and substitute the following opinions:

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