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Case: 23-10684            Document: 53-1        Page: 1      Date Filed: 05/03/2024

           United States Court of Appeals
                for the Fifth Circuit                                         United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                       Fifth Circuit
                                   ____________                                      FILED
                                                                                   May 3, 2024
                                     No. 23-10684
                                                                                   Lyle W. Cayce
                                   ____________
                                                                                        Clerk

Kelly A. McNeely; Lisa G. McNeely,

                                                                Plaintiffs—Appellants,

                                          versus

State Farm Lloyds,

                                             Defendant—Appellee.
                   ______________________________

                   Appeal from the United States District Court
                       for the Northern District of Texas
                            USDC No. 4:21-CV-1120
                   ______________________________

Before Dennis, Southwick, and Ho, Circuit Judges.
Per Curiam: *
       State Farm Lloyds refused to pay Kelly A. and Lisa G. McNeely the
full amount due on their claim for hail damage for two years. After the
McNeelys filed suit, State Farm paid the McNeelys the actual cash value of
the hail damage pursuant to their insurance policy; all amounts related to its
delay in paying these insurance benefits under the Texas Prompt Payment
Claim Act (“TPPCA”); and $19,420 in attorneys’ fees owed for pursuing

       _____________________
       *
           This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.
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                                 No. 23-10684

the case. The McNeelys continued to pursue contractual claims and $1,955
more in attorneys’ fees.
       The district court granted State Farm’s motion for summary judg-
ment, denied the McNeelys’ breach of contract and extracontractual claims,
and dismissed the McNeely’s TPPCA claim for additional attorneys’ fees as
moot. The McNeelys appealed these decisions, and further allege that State
Farm forfeited the affirmative defense of payment.
       We find that the district court correctly identified and applied govern-
ing law, and that no arguments on appeal warrant further analysis than what
the district court already performed, and accordingly affirm.

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