UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 00-10400 Summary Calendar

ALAN ROUSH & ASSOCIATES, INC.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

ALL-CLAD METAL CRAFTERS, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas (3:99-CV-1037-M) October 16, 2000 Before DAVIS, JONES, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Alan Roush & Associates, Inc. (“Roush”) sued All-Clad Metal

Crafters, Inc. (“All-Clad”) in Texas state court for breach of an

independent sales representative agreement between them. All-Clad

removed the suit to federal district court on diversity

jurisdiction. All-Clad moved for summary judgment on the grounds

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. that there was no breach of the “at-will” independent sales

representative agreement. The district court granted All-Clad’s

motion for summary judgment for reasons stated orally at the

conclusion of the hearing. Roush timely appeals.

We have carefully reviewed the briefs, the reply brief, the

record excerpts, and relevant portions of the record itself. For

the reasons stated orally by the district judge, we affirm the

grant of summary judgment in favor of All-Clad.

AFFIRMED.

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