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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ___________________ FILED U.S. COURT OF APPEALS No. 00-15981 ELEVENTH CIRCUIT ___________________ DEC 9 2000 D.C. Docket No. 00-9009 THOMAS K. KAHN CLERK NED L. SIEGEL, GEORGETTE SOSA DOUGLAS, et al.,

Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus

THERESA LEPORE, CHARLES E. BURTON, et al., Defendants-Appellees. ___________________

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida ___________________

ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

BEFORE: ANDERSON, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, EDMONDSON, COX, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES, BARKETT, HULL, MARCUS and WILSON, Circuit Judges.

BY THE COURT:

Appellants’ Petition for Rehearing is DENIED. Judges Tjoflat, Birch, Dubina

and Carnes dissent.

ENTERED FOR THE COURT:

/s/ R. Lanier Anderson III CHIEF JUDGE