UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 99-60117 Lower Ct. No. 3:98-CV-151-LN _______________________

ALMA JEAN COPELAND,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

versus

UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF MISSISSIPPI,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi _________________________________________________________________ February 9, 2000

Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, JONES, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

The court has carefully considered this appeal in light

of the parties’ briefs, oral argument, and pertinent portions of

the record. Having done so we find no reversible error of fact or

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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