UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-60337

KEITH D. BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellee, versus FRAZIER BOLTON; ET AL., Defendants, FRAZIER BOLTON; RONALD MASON, JR., DR., Defendants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi (3:99-CV-215-LN) May 14, 2001 Before POLITZ and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges, and FALLON,1 District Judge.

PER CURIAM:2 Having considered the briefs, pertinent parts of the record, and the arguments of counsel, and concluding that the speech at issue involved a matter of public concern, the judgment is AFFIRMED.

District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.