[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 96-2119
ALVARO T. CASTANHEIRA,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, ET AL.,
Defendants, Appellees.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Selya, Cyr and Boudin, Circuit Judges.
Alvaro T. Castanheira on brief pro se.
Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Sara Miron Bloom,
Assistant United States Attorney, on Motion for Summary Disposition
for appellees.
February 12, 1997
Per Curiam. We have reviewed the briefs of the parties
and the record on appeal. We affirm essentially for the
reasons stated in the district court's memorandum and order
of September 6, 1996.
Affirmed.
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