IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________

No. 96-50793 _______________

ALEX ALVARADO,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

EL PASO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (4:95-CR-66) _________________________ March 28, 1997

Before SMITH, DUHÉ, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The plaintiff, a former employee of the defendant school

district, brought this

action to challenge his

termination. Having examined the briefs, pertinent portions of the

record, and the applicable law, we affirm, essentially on the basis

of the Order Regarding the Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment

entered by the district court on September 12, 1996.

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.