the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit handed down prior to September 30, 1981, are binding as precedent in the Eleventh Circuit. Den Donner v. City of Prichard. Ala. 661 F.2d 1206, 1207 (11th Cir. 1981). K&E 194397482 EFTA00230792 Roy BLACK HOWARD M. SREBNICK Scan A. KORNSPAN LARR