[NOT FOR PUBLICATION--NOT TO BE CITED AS PRECEDENT] United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 98-1237

JOHN MUISE,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

NEW ENGLAND MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITALS, INC.,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Richard G. Stearns, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Boudin, Circuit Judge, Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lynch, Circuit Judge.

Damon Scarano on brief for appellant. Matthew P. Poppel and Poppel & Pingitore on brief for appellee.

July 2, 1998

Per Curiam. Essentially for the reasons stated by the district court in its Memorandum and Order dated January 28, 1998, we conclude that plaintiff's complaint properly was dismissed as untimely under M.G.L. c. 151B, 9. Affirmed. See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27.1.