UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
For the Fifth Circuit
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No. 01-60141
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FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
VERSUS
TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
For the Southern District of Mississippi
(3:99-CV-859)
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August 8, 2001
Before DAVIS, JONES and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
We affirm the judgment of the district court essentially for
the reasons stated in its October 6, 2000 Memorandum Opinion and
Order. For reasons given in that opinion, the district court
correctly granted Trustmark’s supplemental motion for judgment on
the pleadings. Moreover, the district court did not abuse its
discretion by denying First Tennessee’s motion to alter or amend
the final judgment. In its first amended complaint, First
Tennessee did not allege a conversion claim that was independent of
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
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the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code and the security agreement.
We also conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in
refusing to allow First Tennessee to amend its complaint following
the district court’s entry of judgment with prejudice.
Thus, the district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.
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