                  UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                            No. 97-30978
                          Summary Calendar
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FARON FOLSE,

                                                   Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                  versus

THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,

                                                    Defendant-Appellee.


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           Appeal from the United States District Court
               for the Eastern District of Louisiana
                            (97-CV-438)
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                               July 1, 1998

Before JONES, SMITH, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

          Upon   review   of    the   parties’   briefs,   and   pertinent

portions of the record, we conclude that the judgment is AFFIRMED

on the basis of the district court’s opinion.




     *
      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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
