Court Opinion

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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

              FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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            Nos. 95-50525 & 95-50763
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LUIS SOBREVILLA, SR., individually, and as
next friend of Luis R. Sobrevilla, Jr.;
ONELDA SOBREVILLA, individually, and as
next friend of Luis R. Sobrevilla, Jr.;
SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORP.,

                      Plaintiffs-Appellants,

v.

CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
AREAS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND; LORAN W.
ROBBINS; MARION M. WINSTEAD; ROBERT C.
SANSONE; R. JERRY COOK; ROBERT J. BAKER;
R.V. PULLIAM, SR.; HOWARD MCDOUGALL;
ARTHUR H. BUNTE, JR.,

                      Defendants-Appellees,

and

HAROLD D. LEU, Trustee of Central States,
Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and
Welfare Fund; RAY CASH, Trustee of Central
States, Southeast and Southwest Areas
Health and Welfare Fund; THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH; THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
SERVICES; DAVID SMITH, Commissioner of the
Texas Department of Health; BURTON RAIFORD,
Commissioner of the Texas Department of
Health and Human Services,

                      Defendants.

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                           No. 95-50722
                      _____________________

          LUIS SOBREVILLA, SR., individually, and as
          next friend of Luis R. Sobrevilla, Jr.;
          ONELDA SOBREVILLA, individually, and as
          next friend of Luis R. Sobrevilla, Jr.;
          SANTA ROSA HEALTH CARE CORP.,

                              Plaintiffs-Appellees,

          v.

          CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST
          AREAS HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND; ET AL.,

                              Defendants,

          CENTRAL STATES, SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST AREAS
          HEALTH AND WELFARE FUND,

                              Defendant-Appellant.

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          Appeals from the United States District Court
                for the Western District of Texas
                          (SA-92-CA-329)
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                         October 11, 1996
Before KING and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and LAKE*,
District Judge.

PER CURIAM:**

     Plaintiffs-appellants, Luis R. Sobrevilla, Sr. and Onelda

Sobrevilla, individually and as next friends of Luis R.

     *
      District Judge of the Southern District of Texas, sitting
by designation.
     **
      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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Sobrevilla, Jr., and Santa Rosa Health Care Corporation

(collectively, “Santa Rosa”), appeal from the summary judgment

entered by the district court in favor of defendant-appellee,

Central States, Southeast and Southwest Areas Health and Welfare

Fund (the “Fund”).   Santa Rosa argues that the Trustees of the

Fund abused their discretion in denying certain medical benefits

for Luis R. Sobrevilla, Jr.   Following briefing and oral

argument, we conclude that the district court did not err in

granting summary judgment for the Fund.

     In No. 95-50763, Santa Rosa appeals the order of the

district court denying its motion for attorneys fees.   And in No.

95-50722, the Fund appeals the order of the district court

denying its motion for attorneys fees.    We are not persuaded that

the district court abused its discretion in denying attorneys

fees to Santa Rosa or the Fund.   We do not consider Santa Rosa’s

challenge to the award of costs to the Fund because (as Santa

Rosa concedes) Santa Rosa failed to file a notice of appeal with

respect to such costs.

     AFFIRMED.

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