United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS April 12, 2004 FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 03-30454

JACK R. GAMBLE, JR., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, versus EL PASO PRODUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee-Cross Appellant.

JERRY G. GAMBLE; ET AL., Plaintiffs, JERRY G. GAMBLE Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, versus EL PASO PRODUCTION CO., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana No. 00-2661 c/w 01-0538

Before JOLLY, JONES and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except The court has carefully considered this appeal in light of the briefs, oral arguments and pertinent parts of the record.

Having done so, we find no reversible error of fact or law and affirm for essentially the reasons stated by the district court.

AFFIRMED.

under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.