UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ______________________

No. 99-50458 ______________________

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF STEVE WIMBERLY, doing business as Wimberly Erection Company,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

TIPS IRON & STEEL CO., INC., ET AL.

Defendants,

BUFETE INDUSTRIAL, INC.; H J GROUP VENTURES, INC.; BUFETE INDUSTRIAL, INC./H J GROUP VENTURES, INC., a Joint Venture; FEDERAL INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (W-98-CV-73) _________________________________________ 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.