IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT ____________________ Nos. 02-10143 and 02-10573 ____________________

VON ESSEN INC, a California Corporation Plaintiff - Appellee v. MARNAC INC, a Texas Corporation Defendant - Appellant _________________________________________________________________ Appeals from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas 3:00-MC-73-L _________________________________________________________________ March 11, 2003 Before KING, Chief Judge, and DAVIS, Circuit Judge, and ROSENTHAL*, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:** AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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