               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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                            No. 98-50352
                          Summary Calendar
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DANIEL A. RAMIREZ,

                                               Plaintiff-Appellant,

                              versus

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,

                                            Defendants-Appellees.
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      Appeal from the United States District Court for the
                    Western District of Texas
                     USDC No. EP-96-CV-372-F
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                         November 11, 1998

Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.     See Fifth

Circuit Rule 47.6.

                                                   A F F I R M E D.




     *
      Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
