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                  United States Court of Appeals

                      For the First Circuit

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No. 97-2256



                          MARTIN HODAS,



                      Plaintiff, Appellant,



                                v.



                        MARK SCHONFELD AND

                SHERBURNE, POWERS & NEEDHAM, P.C.,



                      Defendants, Appellees.



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           APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS



        [Hon. George A. O'Toole, Jr., U.S. District Judge]



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                              Before



                     Torruella, Chief Judge,



                 Stahl and Lynch, Circuit Judges.



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    Matthew Cobb, with whom Law Office of Matthew Cobb was on

brief, for appellant.

    Gael Mahony, with whom Timothy Veeser and Hill & Barlow, a

Professional Corporation were on brief, for appellees.







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                          JUNE 25, 1998

                       ____________________  Per Curiam.  After careful consideration of the briefs,

record and oral argument in this case, we affirm the district court

opinion in this case.  See 1st Cir. Loc. R. 27.1.  Costs to be

assessed against appellants.