UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ______________________

No. 01-30299 ______________________

CARROLL HALL, on behalf of Halco Energy Equipment Co, Individually and as President

Plaintiff - Counter Defendant - Appellant,

versus

CHURCHILL PARTNERS, L. C.; WILLIAM HAMMANN

Defendants - Appellees;

PAN HOLDINGS, INC.

Defendant - Counter Claimant - Appellee. __________________________________________________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana (98-CV-82) ___________________________________________________________________ February 11, 2002 Before DUHÉ, BARKSDALE, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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