IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-10175 Conference Calendar

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus ERIC ANTHONY THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 5:93-CR-13 - - - - - - - - - - October 24, 1996 Before POLITZ, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Eric Anthony Thomas appeals from his judgment of conviction.

He argues that the district court erred by denying his motion to suppress because his vehicle was illegally impounded and the police conducted an improper inventory search in violation of the Fourth Amendment. This issue is foreclosed by the law-of-the- case doctrine. See Chevron U.S.A., Inc. v. Traillour Oil Co., 987 F.2d 1138, 1150 (5th Cir. 1993). Accordingly, the judgment * Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.

No. - 2 - of the district court is AFFIRMED.