UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 00-30769 ______________________________

EMMETT HYDE,

Plaintiff - Appellee

VERSUS

STANLEY TOOLS, a Product Group of the Stanley Works,

Defendant - Appellant

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No. 00-30959 ______________________________

STANLEY TOOLS, a Product Group of the Stanley Works,

Plaintiff - Appellant

VERSUS

MADISON MILL, INC.,

Defendant - Appellee

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Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (98-CV-2757 & 00-CV-1023) ___________________________________________________ December 3, 2001

1 Before JOLLY and PARKER, Circuit Judges, and SPARKS*, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:**

AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

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