UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 01-31343 ____________

THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE PARISH OF ST. CHARLES, on its own behalf & as collecting agent for; THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL,

Plaintiffs - Appellants,

versus

QUALA SYSTEMS INC., doing business as Quala Wash,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Louisiana No. 00-CV-2894-K

November 11, 2002

Before EMILIO M. GARZA and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges, and HUDSPETH*, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:**

Because the plaintiffs have waived t heir claim for sales taxes due resulting from the

defendant’s sale of gaskets, the judgment of the district court is final and we therefore have appellate

* District Judge of the Western District of Texas, sitting by designation. ** 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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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. jurisdiction. See Clark v. Johnson,

(5th Cir. 2002) (“In general, a district court's

order is an appealable final decision if it ‘ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the

court to do but execute the judgment.’”) (quoting Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay,

(1978)).

We AFFIRM essentially for the reasons given by the district court.

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