                IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                             No. 00-60046
                           Summary Calendar
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                          WILLIAM C. BOYKIN
                                                  Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                  v.

                       ENTERGY OPERATIONS, INC.
                                                  Defendant-Appellee.

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             Appeal From the United States District Court
               For the Southern District of Mississippi
                           (5:95-CV-145-BrS)
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                            August 21, 2000

Before DAVIS, EMILIO M. GARZA, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     We affirm essentially for the reasons stated in the district

court’s order dated Dec. 14, 1999.

AFFIRMED




     *
          Pursuant to 5th CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th CIR. R.
47.5.4.
