Not for Publication in West's Federal Reporter Citation Limited Pursuant to 1st Cir. Loc. R. 32.3 United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit

No. 02-2321 JEFFREY E. SIMPSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CHERYL GALLANT, ET AL., Defendants, Appellees.

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [Hon. Margaret Kravchuk, U.S. Magistrate Judge]

Before Selya, Circuit Judge, Stahl, Senior Circuit Judge, and Lynch, Circuit Judge.

Jeffrey E. Simpson on brief pro se.

Michael J. Schmidt and Wheeler & Arey, P.A. on brief for appellees.

May 8, 2003 Per Curiam. Jeffrey E. Simpson appeals from the order below granting the defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissing his civil rights complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

We have reviewed the record, the parties' briefs, and the applicable law, and we discern no reversible error. Accordingly, we AFFIRM the judgment for essentially the reasons set forth in the magistrate judge's decision entered pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

See Simpson v. Gallant et al., No. 02-15-B-K (D.Me. Sept. 25, 2002).