                       UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                            FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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                                      No. 00-50398
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                            MARGARITO “MIKE” FLORES,

                                                                           Plaintiff - Appellant,
                                              versus

                      SHEILA E. WIDNALL, Secretary Air Force,

                                                                          Defendant - Appellee.

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               Appeal from the United States District Court
                    for the Western District of Texas
                         (SA-97-CV-1417-HFG)
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                              April 9, 2001

Before GARWOOD, HALL,1 and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:2

       AFFIRMED. See 5TH Cir. R. 47.6.




       1
        Circuit Judge of the Ninth Circuit, sitting by designation.
       2
        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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be
published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.
