IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 97-30288 Summary Calendar

MICHAEL B. SMITH, Ph.D,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

F. SCOTT KENNEDY, et al.,

Defendants,

F. SCOTT KENNEDY, et al.,

Defendants-Appellees.

- - - - - - - - - - Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 95-CV-498 - - - - - - - - - - November 21, 1997

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Michael Smith appeals the district court’s grant of summary

judgment for the defendants-appellees. Smith argues that the

district court erred in dismissing his complaint arising under

, 1983, 1985, in which he alleged that the

defendants-appellees had discriminated against him on the basis

of his race when they dismissed him from the medical program at

the Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Louisiana.

* 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. No. 97-30288 -2-

We have reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs and

AFFIRM the district court’s judgment for essentially the same

reasons set forth by the district court. Smith v. Kennedy, No.

95-CV-498 (W.D. La. Feb. 18, 1997).

AFFIRMED.