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                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT



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          No. 97-1560



                                   JOSE R. FUENTES,



                                Plaintiff, Appellant,



                                          v.



                            UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,



                                 Defendant, Appellee.



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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                           FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO



                   [Hon. Salvador E. Casellas, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                                Selya, Circuit Judge,
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                           Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
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                              and Lynch, Circuit Judge.
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               Ferdinand Vargas, on brief for appellant.
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               Guillermo  Gil,  United  States   Attorney,  and  Fidel   A.
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          Sevillano Del-R o, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for
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          appellee.



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                                  December 10, 1997



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                    Per  Curiam.   The plaintiff  in  this case,  who is  a
                    Per  Curiam.
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          former  employee of  the  United  States  Postal  Service,  seeks



          reinstatement   and  various  other  kinds  of  relief  from  the



          defendant.  We have carefully read the parties' briefs, evaluated



          their legal arguments,  and studied the papers  in the case.   We



          conclude, on whole-record review, that this is a suitable case in



          which  to act upon our long-held belief  that "when a lower court



          produces a  comprehensive, well-reasoned  decision, an  appellate



          court  should refrain from writing at length to no other end than



          to  hear its  own words  resonate."   Lawton v.  State Mut.  Life
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          Assur. Co. of Am., 101 F.3d  218, 220 (1st Cir. 1996); accord  In
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          re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire  Litig., 989 F.2d 36, 38 (1st
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          Cir. 1993).  Hence, we  affirm the judgment for substantially the



          reasons set forth  in the lower court's thoughtful  opinion.  See
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          Fuentes v. United  States Postal Serv.,  No. 92-1658 (SEC),  slip
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          op. (D.P.R. Jan. 23, 1997 (unpublished).   We need go no further.



          The judgment below is summarily affirmed.  See 1st Cir. R. 27.1.
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                    Affirmed.
                    Affirmed.
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