IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-20895

TRANS CHEMICAL, LTD.; ET AL, Plaintiffs TRANS CHEMICAL, LTD. Plaintiff-Appellee, versus CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION; ET AL, Defendants, CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY IMPORT AND EXPORT CORPORATION; MOHAMMED H. HALIPOTO, M.D.; ZAREENA HALIPOTO; UNITED INTERNATIONAL Defendants-Appellees, versus SARDAR A. DUAD KHAN; SHAHWAR DUAD KHAN, Movants-Appellants.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Southern District of Texas (H-95-CV-4114) June 11, 2001 Before HIGGINBOTHAM and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges, and DUPLANTIER*, District Judge.

* District Judge of the Eastern District of Louisiana, sitting by designation.

PER CURIAM:**

We affirm for essentially the same reasons stated by the able 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** Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.