IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-31396 Summary Calendar

MACK FORD, ETC; ET AL Plaintiffs,

MACK FORD, Reverend, THELMA FORD; NEW BETHANY HOME FOR GIRLS; NEW BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH; NEW BETHANY SCHOOL; NEW BETHANY HOME FOR BOYS; NEW BETHANY BAPTIST SCHOOL,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

versus

STATE OF LOUISIANA, ETC.; ET AL,

Defendants,

STATE OF LOUISIANA, on behalf of Louisiana Department of Social Services, on behalf of Louisiana State Fire Marshal; JAMES MYERS, Fire Inspector, individually & in his official capacity; MICHAEL CAMMAROSANO, Fire Inspector, individually & in his official capacity; VICKY HAYNES, social worker, individually & in her official capacity; DENISE FAIR, social worker, individually & in her official capacity; V.J. BELLA, State Fire Marshal, individually & in his official capacity; MADLYN BAGNERIS, Secretary of Louisiana Department of Social Services, individually & in her official capacity,

Defendants-Appellees.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana USDC No. 96-CV-2065 -------------------- No. 98-31396 -2-

September 23, 1999

Before JOLLY, JONES, and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The plaintiffs appeal from a grant of summary judgment to

the defendants in this

case. The appellants

contend that the appellees acted out of retaliatory motives when

the appellees investigated alleged child safety and fire safety

violations at the New Bethany Home. However, the appellants have

failed to produce evidence from which a reasonable jury could

conclude that the appellees so acted. See Bodenheimer v. PPG

Indus.,

(5th Cir. 1993). The district court thus

did not err in granting summary judgment to the appellees.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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