UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS for the Fifth Circuit

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No. 97-20292

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KENJI NISHIOKA,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

VERSUS

CHARLES M. BALCH, ET AL.,

Defendants-Appellees.

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Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (H-95-CV-4253) ______________________________________________________ December 10, 1997 Before DAVIS, JONES, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

After reviewing the record in this case, we are persuaded that

the district court correctly granted the defendants' motion for

summary judgment. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court

is affirmed.

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 R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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