UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit ___________________________

No. 00-40310 Summary Calendar ___________________________

JOHN DILLINGHAM, III; RICHARD M VICK, Individually and doing business as Bulldog Co, a partnership, d/b/a Bulldog Company,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

VERSUS

MOTOR TRUCK EQUIPMENT CO, Defendant-Appellee. ___________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (6:99-CV-358) ___________________________________________________ August 4, 2000 Before JOLLY, HIGGINBOTHAM, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

We affirm the judgment of the district court for essentially

those reasons enumerated in the court’s March 9, 2000 Memorandum

Opinion and Order on Dismissal. Appellants have failed to show

that the district court erred in concluding that it lacked personal

jurisdiction over Defendant-Appellee.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

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