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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 00-2348

RAFAEL NATER,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

RICHARD RILEY, SECRETARY OF U. S. DEPT. OF EDUCATION,

Defendant, Appellee.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

[Hon. Jaime Pieras, Jr., Senior U.S. District Judge]

Before

Boudin, Chief Judge, Selya and Lynch, Circuit Judges.

Rafael Nater on brief pro se. Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

July 23, 2001 Per Curiam. After carefully considering the briefs and

record on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

district court in its order and opinion.

Affirmed. Loc. R. 27(c). -2-