United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit F I L E D IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT April 11, 2006 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk No. 05-30408 Summary Calendar

BERTHA THOMAS, ET AL., Plaintiffs-Appellants, versus UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Veterans Administration and Department of Secret Service, Defendant-Appellee.

-------------------- Appeal From the United States District Court For the Eastern District of Louisiana Civil Docket No. 04-cv-0114 -------------------- Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BENAVIDES and DENNIS, Circuit Judges PER CURIAM:* The judgment of the district court is affirmed essentially for the reasons stated in its careful Order and Reasons of March, 31, 2005.

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 R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.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