                    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                         FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

                         _____________________

                             No. 97-11086
                           Summary Calendar
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                          JAMES E. HARTNETT,

                                                 Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                versus

               TEXAS COMMERCE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION;
                    THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION,

                                                 Defendants-Appellees.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Northern District of Texas
                          (3:97-CV-507-H)
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                           March 19, 1998
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     James E. Hartnett, pro se, appeals the denial of his motion to

reconsider the dismissal, without prejudice, of his complaint

against Texas Commerce Bank National Association and The Chase

Manhattan Corporation.     Pursuant to our review of the record, we

conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion by




     *
          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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
refusing to reconsider its decision that it did not have subject

matter jurisdiction.

                                                     AFFIRMED




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