United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS June 27, 2003 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 02-30046 ____________________________

PAULA M. ZERINGUE Plaintiff - Appellee - Cross-Appellant v. UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.; ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY Defendants - Appellants- Cross-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court For the Middle District of Louisiana 99-CV-471-B Before DAVIS, JONES, BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* For essentially the reasons stated in the district court’s May 31, 2001, Opinion, we AFFIRM.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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