                     UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                          FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT


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                              No. 96-11169
                            Summary Calendar
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RICHARD WARE, III,

                                                       Plaintiff-Appellant,



                                  versus

DALLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE,

                                                        Defendant-Appellee.


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           Appeal from the United States District Court
                for the Northern District of Texas
                         (3:95-CV-2417-P)
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                               July 9, 1997

Before JONES, DeMOSS, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

            The court has considered appellant’s position in light of

the briefs and pertinent portions of the record.             Having done so,

we   find   no   reversible   error   of   fact   or   law   and   affirm   for

essentially the reasons stated by the district court.


      *
            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opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited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.
AFFIRMED.
