United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS December 16, 2004 FIFTH CIRCUIT Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk ____________

No. 03-31081 ____________

CARL HOOPER,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ET AL.,

Defendants,

LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY, formerly known as Lockheed Martin Michoud Space Systems,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeals from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 02-CV-3652

Before BARKSDALE, GARZA, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

AFFIRMED. See 5TH CIR. R. 47.6

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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