UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

____________________ No. 97-30144 ____________________

NME HOSPITALS, INC. Plaintiff-Appellant, versus AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA Defendant-Appellee.

_______________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana New Orleans (96-CV-998-K) _______________________________________________ November 14, 1997 Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges: PER CURIAM:* AFFIRMED. See Local Rule 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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