United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-1175 ___________ Nicholas Szabo, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Washington University Plan * Administrator; Judy Mahoney, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: June 24, 1998 Filed: June 29, 1998 ___________ Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Nicholas Szabo appeals from the district court&s1 grant of summary judgment to defendants in his action alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001-1461, and violations of state law. Having

The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. carefully reviewed the record and the parties& briefs, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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