UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________________ No. 00-20274 _______________________ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus RONALD DEAN GARLICK, Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas Civil Docket #H-97-CR-188-1 _________________________________________________________________ February 12, 2001 Before REYNALDO G. GARZA, DAVIS, and JONES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The court has considered this appeal in light of the briefs and pertinent portions of the record. Having done so, we find no reversible error of fact or law and affirm the upward departure for essentially the reasons stated by the district court.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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