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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT FILED

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

No. 06-12215 OCTOBER 5, 2006

Non-Argument Calendar THOMAS K. KAHN

CLERK

D. C. Docket No. 04-00159-CV-4 ARNOLD KARP,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus THE GUARDIAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Georgia

(October 5, 2006) Before TJOFLAT, BLACK and BARKETT, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:

The judgement of the district court, entered pursuant to the court’s comprehensive order of March 8, 2006, is affirmed. For the reasons thoroughly stated in that order, appellant’s federal claims lack merit, and appellant’s state law claims are preempted by ERISA.

AFFIRMED.

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