                           UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                                         No. 99-50458
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                  THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE USE
                 AND BENEFIT OF STEVE WIMBERLY, doing business as
                           Wimberly Erection Company,

                                                                                Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                               versus

                           TIPS IRON & STEEL CO., INC., ET AL.

                                                                                        Defendants,

              BUFETE INDUSTRIAL, INC.; H J GROUP VENTURES, INC.;
              BUFETE INDUSTRIAL, INC./H J GROUP VENTURES, INC.,
                 a Joint Venture; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

                                                                             Defendants-Appellees.

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                         Appeal from the United States District Court
                               for the Western District of Texas
                                        (W-98-CV-73)
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                                       February 4, 2000

Before BARKSDALE, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

               AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.




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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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