IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-60784

CHARLES H. WILKINSON, JR., ET. AL., Plaintiffs, J. E. STACK, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant, versus TRANSCO EXPLORATION CO., ET. AL., Defendants, ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY; RICHARD BERTRAM & COMPANY; ALBERT F. THOMASSON; BURGESS A. THOMASSON, Defendants-Appellees.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 3:99-CV-204-WS -------------------- July 12, 2000 Before POLITZ, JONES & STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* This court has carefully considered Stack’s appeal in light of the oral arguments, briefs and pertinent portions of the record. Having done so, we conclude that the district court did not abuse his discretion in disallowing Stack’s proposed significant and substantive amendment to the now 16-year old litigation. The judgment 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.