United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-1198 ___________ Gary L. Dewey, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States Continental Casualty Company; * District Court for the Continental Assurance Company, also * Western District of Arkansas. known as CNA Insurance Company; * Baxter Healthcare Corporation, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: March 5, 1999 Filed: March 10, 1999 ___________ Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, WOLLMAN, and BEAM, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Gary L. Dewey appeals from the district court’s1 order upholding the denial of continued disability benefits under a long-term disability plan sponsored by his former employer. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions on appeal, we conclude the district court properly upheld the denial of disability

The Honorable H. Franklin Waters, United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. benefits. Accordingly, 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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