UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifth Circuit

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No. 97-30760 Summary Calendar _____________________________________

STEVE DURKIN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (96-CV-2577) ______________________________________________________

April 3, 1998

Before KING, HIGGINBOTHAM and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

For reasons assigned by the district court in its thorough

order and reasons entered June 27, 1997, the judgment of the

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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