United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 98-3622 ___________

United States of America, * * Appellee, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Southern v. * District of Iowa. * Rowland F. Zerba, Jr., * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellant. * ___________

Submitted: July 28, 1999 Filed: August 13, 1999 ___________

Before BOWMAN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

This appeal has been submitted on the briefs. Having considered the record and the parties' submissions in the framework of the single issue certified for appeal, we find no error of law in the district court's ruling that would require reversal. We thus affirm the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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