UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________

No. 98-20900 _____________________

MICHAEL HORAN,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

BP ACQUISITION CORP., ET AL., Defendants,

J. WILLIAM BOYAR, LEONARD SIMON, BOYAR SIMON & MILLER, P.C.,

Defendants-Appellees. _________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-93-CV-2494) _________________________________________________________________

November 10, 1999

Before DUHÉ, BARKSDALE, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Pursuant to our review of the record and the briefs, and

essentially for the reasons stated by the district court, the

judgment is AFFIRMED. See Southmark Corp. v. Coopers & Lybrand

(Matter of Southmark Corp.),

(5th Cir. 1999).

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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