               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                        FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                           No. 98-60189
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JP REALTY PARTNERS INC,
                          Plaintiff - Appellant,

v.

CITY OF BILOXI,

                          Defendant - Appellee.

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           Appeal from the United States District Court
             for the Southern District of Mississippi
                          (1:96-CV-11-GR)
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                           June 7, 1999

Before GARWOOD, DUHÉ and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     JP Realty Partners, Inc. (hereinafter “JP”) appeals from the

summary judgment of the district court dismissing its federal and

Mississippi state claims against the City of Biloxi (hereinafter

“City”).

     After carefully considering the oral arguments of the

parties, the briefs of both parties, and the record on appeal as

well as conducting a de novo review, we affirm essentially for

the reasons stated by the district court.   Specifically, we find

that the district court correctly concluded that JP’s federal

constitutional claims were not ripe for review; that the state

     *
        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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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.
statutory claims were precluded by the failure of JP to comply

with the notice provision of the Mississippi Tort Claims Act; and

that the exclusive remedy for JP’s state constitutional claims

was an appeal to the Mississippi Circuit Court.

     AFFIRMED.




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