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 Mega Life & Health Insurance Co., * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee.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.

1 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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