UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT _____________________________________ No. 01-31267 _____________________________________

Timothy C. WHISTINE; et al., Plaintiffs, Timothy C. WHISTINE, Plaintiff-Appellant, V. KILPATRICK LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

__________________________________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court For the Western District of Louisiana (00-CV-61) __________________________________________________

March 28, 2002 Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Plaintiff appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant on his claims that the defendant, plaintiff’s former employer, discriminated against plaintiff on

* 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. the basis of disability and religion. We affirm the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendant essentially for the reasons stated in the district court’s opinion of September 25, 2001.

AFFIRMED.

-2-