UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ______________________

No. 99-30458 ______________________

HARRY BATTISTE, JR.; BONNIE GILBERT; DOUGLAS GALLAGHER; FERMIN TULLIER, III; PATRICK JUGE; JULIE DAVENPORT,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

versus

H & R BLOCK, INC.; H & R BLOCK EASTERN TAX SERVICES, INC.; BLOCK FINANCIAL CORPORATION; DANETTE DAIGLE; LOIS FALCON; PAULETTE LANDRY; A THROUGH Z

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (97-CV-749-A) _________________________________________ February 4, 2000

Before BARKSDALE, BENAVIDES, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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