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                 United States Court of Appeals

                     For the First Circuit











No. 98-1499



                  JEFFREY REALE AND LINDA REALE,



                     Plaintiffs, Appellants,



                                v.



                    ROCKLAND, TOWN OF, ET AL.,



                      Defendants, Appellees.







           APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS



           [Hon. A. David Mazzone, U.S. District Judge]







                              Before



                     Boudin, Circuit Judge,

                 Bownes, Senior Circuit Judge,

                   and Lynch, Circuit Judge.

                                

                                





     Robert LeRoux Hernandez on brief for appellants.

     Brian J. Rogal and Scott W. Dunlap on brief for appellees.











December 4, 1998







                                

                                







                                               Per Curiam.  The dismissal of this case for failure

    to prosecute under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil

    Procedure is summarily affirmed essentially for the reasons

    stated in the district court's Endorsed Order, dated March 20,

    1998. See Loc. R. 27.1.

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

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