UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 01-30315

MICHAEL X. ST. MARTIN; VIRGINIA RAYNE ST. MARTIN

Plaintiffs - Appellants

VERSUS

QUINTANA PETROLEUM CORPORATION; ET AL

Defendants

QUINTANA PETROLEUM CORPORATION; UNION OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA; KOCH GATEWAY PIPELINE COMPANY Defendants - Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 98-CV-2095

February 20, 2002

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

PER CURIAM*

The judgment of the district court is affirmed essentially for

the reasons stated by the district court in its February 21, 2001

order. Our decision in Ryan v. Southern Natural Gas,

,(1989) controls the outcome of this appeal.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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

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