CFLOOP ERROR "CONTEXT VALIDATION ERROR ...

I am getting an error for a cfloop tag that makes no sense.  CONTEXT VALIDATION ERROR FOR TAG CFLOOP  need a closing cfloop tag.

the problem is that I have paired up all tags each open tag has a closing tag. There is a nested table in the page that contains some other loops all tags are paired. I delete the table and the page runs fine. So I am confused as to what is causing the error.

The abrieviated code is below:

<!--- loop through unique people id's --->
<cfoutput>
<cfloop query="getIP_peopleItems">L1-o  <----- I GET AN ERROR SAYING THIS CFLOOP TAG IS NOT CLOSED
                                            "Context validation error for tag cfloop"

<!--- other code goes here  and is working--->

   
        <tr  bgcolor="##DBDBDB">
            <th colspan="8">Other</th>
   
        </tr>
        <tr>
        <td colspan="8">
       
        <!--- IF I REMOVE THE NESTED TABLE BELOW IN ITS ENTIRETY  I DO NOT GET THE ERROR.
                IF I COMMENT OUT SECTIONS OF THE TABLE , I GET THE " CONTEXT VALIDATION ERROR FOR TAG CFLOOP" --->
               
               
            <table  align="center" width="100%" border='1' cellpadding='5' cellspacing='0'summary="list of other personal property">T2-O
            <tr bgcolor="##c0c0c0">
                <th scope='col'>#</th><th scope='col'>Item</th><th scope='col'>Serial Number</th><th scope='col'>OIG Bar Code</th><th scope='col'>Action</th>
            </tr>
            <!--- insert  other personal propert items  --->
            <cfloop query="getIP_response">L2-O
             
                <cfif question_id EQ 2416 and response is not ''>I1-O
                  <cfset  rep = #response#>
                   <cfloop list="#rep#" index="i" delimiters="#chr(13)#">L3-O
                    <tr>
                        <td></td>
                     <cfloop list="#i#" index="j" delimiters="|">L4-O
                        <td>#j#</td>
                      </cfloop> L4-C
                    </tr>
                  </cfloop>L3-C
                  <cfelseif question_id EQ 2416 and response is ''>
                  <div align="center"> <span class="NoData">No Data Found</span></div>
                </cfif>I1-C
            
            </cfloop>L2-C
            </table>T2-C   
    </td></tr>   
        <tr  bgcolor="##DBDBDB">
            <th   colspan="8">Notes</th>
   
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <td colspan="8"> <br><br></td>
   
        </tr>   
    </table>
<br><br>

<hr>
</cfloop>L1 -C  <-- THIS CLOSES THE LOOP TAG AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE.
</cfoutput>

Anyone have any ideas what is causing the error.  I use this same layout in several different reports with no issues.