UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 01-31181

TIMOTHY C. WHISTINE; ET AL., Plaintiffs,

REGINA WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

KILPATRICK LIFE INSURANCE CO., Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Western District of Louisiana (00-CV-61) July 15, 2002

Before KING, Chief Judge, JOLLY and DeMOSS, 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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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.