May 29, 1996

                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]



                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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        No. 96-1027







                       JOSEPH SANDERS HAAS, JR., ETC., ET AL.,



                               Plaintiffs, Appellants,



                                          v.



                               BENT & JOHNSON, ET AL.,



                                Defendants, Appellees.



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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE



                   [Hon. Steven J. McAuliffe, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                               Selya, Boudin and Stahl,

                                   Circuit Judges.
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            Joseph S. Haas, Jr. on brief pro se.
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                      Per Curiam.  The  action was properly dismissed for
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            lack  of federal  jurisdiction.   Complete diversity  did not



            exist and plaintiff stated no federal claim.



                      Affirmed.
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