UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS For the Fifth Circuit

No. 02-50195 Summary Calendar

SUSAN HOWARD, Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE- INSTITUTIONAL DIVISION,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Western District of Texas SA-01-CV-200 July 18, 2002

Before DAVIS, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is affirmed essentially for the reasons assigned in its thorough January 22, 2002 order.

AFFIRMED.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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