Baheth v. Guaranty Bank & Tr ( 1996 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
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No. 95-31252
Summary Calendar
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M.A. BAHETH, also known as M. Allam Baheth; BAHETH RESEARCH &
DEVELOPMENT LAB; M.A. BAHETH & CO., INC.; BAHETH ENVIRONMENTAL &
ANALYTICAL TESTING LAB, LTD.,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
versus
GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, also known as Regions Bank
of Louisiana; CHUCK DABADIE; CHRIS POPE; FRANK CLARK,
Defendants-Appellees.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Louisiana
USDC No. CA-95-96-M-A
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October 7, 1996
Before JOLLY, JONES and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Appellants M.A. Baheth, also known as M. Allam Baheth;
Baheth Research & Development Lab; M.A. Baheth & Co., Inc.; and
Baheth Environmental & Analytical Testing Lab, Ltd., appeal the
district court's judgment dismissing their federal claims
pursuant to the antitying provisions of the Bank Holding Company
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Pursuant to Local Rule 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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 Local Rule
47.5.4.
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Act, 12 U.S.C. §§ 1972 and 1975, for failure to state a claim
under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). They also appeal the dismissal
of their state law claims based on prescription. Because
appellants have failed to challenge the district court's
alternative basis for the dismissal of their state law claims
based on a discretionary declination of supplemental
jurisdiction, these claims are considered abandoned. See Weaver
v. Puckett, 896 F.2d 126, 128 (5th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S.
966 (1990). We have reviewed the record and the district court's
opinion and find no reversible error regarding the dismissal of
the federal claims. Accordingly, we affirm for essentially the
reasons given by the district court. M.A. Baheth, a/k/a M. Allam
Baheth; Baheth Research & Development Lab, and Baheth
Environmental & Analytical Testing Lab, Ltd. and M.A. Baheth &
Co., Inc. v. Guaranty Bank & Trust Company, et al., C.A. No. 95-
96-B-1 (M.D. La. Nov. 3, 1995).
AFFIRMED.