UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifth Circuit _____________________________________ No. 97-30760 Summary Calendar _____________________________________

STEVE DURKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, VERSUS

STATE FARM MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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