IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _______________

m 00-20261 _______________

DR. LOIS A. AVERY, ET AL.,

Plaintiffs,

DR. LOIS A. AVERY AND ROGER SIMMONS,

Plaintiffs-Appellants,

VERSUS

HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM AND THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEMS,

Defendants-Appellees,

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-98-CV-1859) _________________________ April 9, 2001

Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and DeMOSS, The plaintiffs, who are white, sued for race Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* * (...continued) determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. (continued...) R. 47.5.4. discrimination and retaliation. In a comprehensive and convincing forty-seven- page opinion, the district court dismissed the claims.

We have reviewed the briefs and have heard the arguments of counsel and have examined the pertinent portions of the record. Essentially for the reasons given by the district court, the judgment is AFFIRMED.

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