                   UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                             No. 99-10183
                           Summary Calendar
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                        VERNON L. SCHNEIDER,

                                                Plaintiff-Appellant,

                               versus

               LLOYD M. BENTSEN, Secretary, Department
                     of Treasury; NICHOLAS BRADY,

                                            Defendants-Appellees.
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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Northern District of Texas
                         (3:97-CV-2783-X)
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                           August 4, 1999

Before SMITH, BARKSDALE, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Vernon L. Schneider, pro se, appeals the dismissal of his

employment discrimination claims arising out of the termination of

his employment with the Internal Revenue Service, the denial of his

motions for leave to amend his complaint, and the denial of his

motion for reconsideration.   Schneider contends that the district

court erred by holding that his complaint was not timely filed and

that he had not exhausted administrative remedies.




     *
      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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
       Pursuant to our review of the record and briefs, we conclude

that   the   district    court   did   not   commit   reversible   error   by

dismissing the complaint, denying leave to amend, and denying

reconsideration.        Accordingly, the judgment and orders appealed

from are AFFIRMED.      (Schneider’s motion for appointment of counsel

is DENIED.)

                                                               AFFIRMED




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