                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                            FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                                No. 00-10610
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     ROLAND W. BARKHOLTZ,
                                              Plaintiff-Appellant,

                                         v.

     BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC.,

                                              Defendant-Appellee.

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          Appeal from the United States District Court for the
                 Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth
                              4:99-CV-284-Y
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                            February 14, 2001

Before HILL*, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:**

     AFFIRMED.     See 5th Circuit Rule 47.6.




     *
        Circuit     Judge     of   the    Eleventh   Circuit,   sitting   by
designation.
     **
       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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
