IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 00-11243 _____________________

THOMAS W. RICE, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MELQUIADES R. MARTINEZ, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Defendant-Appellee. _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 95-CV-750 _________________________________________________________________ July 2, 2001 Before JOLLY, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* After reviewing the briefs and considering the arguments made by the parties, we are convinced that the district court committed no reversible error and therefore affirm the judgment. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

A F F I R M E D .

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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