IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT __________________ No. 95-31112 Summary Calendar __________________

DELLA MAE BORDELON, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 94-CV-1985 - - - - - - - - - - June 12, 1996 Before KING, JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Della Mae Bordelon appeals the district court’s ruling dismissing her case, following briefing by the parties upon a stipulation of facts, in her action to recover insurance benefits under an employee insurance plan governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq. We have reviewed the record and find no error in the district court’s conclusion that Northwestern National Life Insurance Co.

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4.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. 95-31112 -2- did not abuse its discretion in denying authorization for Bordelon’s surgery. We affirm for essentially the reasons stated in the district court’s ruling. Bordelon v. Northwestern Nat’l Life Ins. Co., No. 94-CV-1985 (W.D. La. Sept. 27, 1995).

AFFIRMED.