UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

__________________ No. 00-10610 __________________

ROLAND W. BARKHOLTZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

______________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth 4:99-CV-284-Y ______________________________________________ February 14, 2001 Before HILL*, JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:** AFFIRMED. See 5th Circuit Rule 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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