UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

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No. 00-30962 Summary Calendar ___________________________

JAMES M. ROBERTSON, M.D.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana (98-CV-463) ___________________________________________________ March 16, 2001

Before DAVIS, JONES, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

For essentially the reasons stated by the district court in

its Ruling on Motion for Summary Judgment of January 18, 2000, we

affirm the district court’s judgment.

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* Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.