IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-30770 Summary Calendar

TAMMY LEONARD, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus JERRY GAUTREAUX, Individually and as Fire Chief of the Bayou Cane Volunteer Fire Department; BAYOU CANE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT; TERREBONNE PARISH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, Nos. 1, 2, 3; TERREBONNE PARISH COUNCIL; TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT; AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION; CHRIS HUBBELL, Defendants- Appellants.

------------------------------- ----- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 97-CV-198-S ------------------------------- ----- September 25, 2000 Before EMILIO M. GARZA, STEWART and PARKER, Circuit Judges: PER CURIAM:* Jerry Gautreaux et al., appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for sanctions against Tammy Leonard under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. The appellants argue that Leonard should be sanctioned because she “intentionally asserted a false claim and lied under oath” in order to harass and otherwise harm Gautreaux. Review of the record does not indicate that the district court abused its discretion in refusing to grant sanctions under Rule 11. See Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp., 496 U.S. 384, 402 (1990).

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

No. 99-30770 -2- AFFIRMED.