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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 00-2096

BOBBIE MAYS,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

[Hon. Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge]

Before

Torruella, Circuit Judge, Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lipez, Circuit Judge.

Bobbie Mays on brief pro se. Nicholas DiGiovanni, Jr., Jaclyn L. Kugell, Maura D. McLaughlin, and Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP on brief for appellee.

June 26, 2001 Per Curiam. Upon de novo review of the judgment

below in light of the record and the parties' arguments on

appeal, we affirm substantially for the reasons stated in the

district court's thorough and well-reasoned memorandum and order

granting summary judgment to the defendant.

Affirmed. See Loc. R. 27(c).