IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________ No. 00-10900 _____________________

DARLENE JOYCE-CARTER Plaintiff-Appellant v. COCHRAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Defendant-Appellee _________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock (5:99-CV-194) _________________________________________________________________ September 6, 2001 Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is reversed and this case is remanded for trial. Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc., 530 U.S. 133, 150-51 (2000).

REVERSED and REMANDED. Costs shall be borne by defendant- appellee.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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