UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-31162

GARY D. SALTER, Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellee.

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No. 99-30609

GARY D. SALTER, Plaintiff - Appellant-Cross-Appellee

versus

SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; ET AL, Defendants

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants - Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (96-CV-820)

March 2, 2000

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and ATLAS,* District Judge.

PER CURIAM:**

AFFIRMED. See 5th Cir. R. 47.6.

* District Judge of the Southern District of Texas, sitting by designation. ** Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.