IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 98-21017 _____________________

BOOKER TROTTER; REUBEN WILLIAMS; VICTORIA WALLACE; GILBERT ETHRIDGE; PATSY MANNING; PHUONG KIM NGUYEN; CHARLES DAVIS; YOLANDA SMITH, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNCLE BEN’S, INC., Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-97-CV-753) _________________________________________________________________ October 13, 1999 Before KING, Chief Judge, and GARWOOD and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is affirmed for essentially the reasons set forth in the district court’s Order on Memorandum and Recommendation entered October 1, 1998.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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