                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                            FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                           ___________________________

                                       No. 99-51054
                              consolidated with No. 00-50061
                              ___________________________

                                      AZALEA SMARTT

                                                                           Plaintiff - Appellant,

                                              versus

                            LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS,
                 Secretary of United States Department of Treasury,
                       in his Official Capacity as Agency Head

                                                  Defendant - Appellee.
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               Appeals from the United States District Court
                    for the Western District of Texas
                             (SA-98-CV-990)
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                                       December 8, 2000

Before BARKSDALE, EMILIO M. GARZA and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

       AFFIRMED. See 5th Circuit Rule 47.6.




       *
           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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
