United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-2840 ___________ Muhammad Farid, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota.

Mega Life & Health Insurance Co., * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: February 1, 1999 Filed: March 8, 1999 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Muhammad Farid appeals from the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his suit claiming bad faith denial of insurance claims by Mega Life & Health Insurance Co. (MEGA). Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties& briefs, we conclude the district court&s judgment was correct, and an extended discussion is not warranted. We also deny Farid&s motion to strike MEGA&s brief.

See Fed. R. App. P. 25(d). Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Ann D. Montgomery, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota.

A true copy.

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

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