___________ No. 95-4117 ___________ Tommy Lee Johnson, Jr., * * Appellant, * * Nelson McAlpine, * * Appeal from the United States Plaintiff, * District Court for the * Northern District of Iowa. v. * * [UNPUBLISHED] Lt. Luensman; C/O Tope; C/O * Sprau; C/O Dunyon; C/O Andrews; * Hilton; Larry Brimeyer, * * Appellees. *

___________ Submitted: August 12, 1996 Filed: August 28, 1996 ___________ Before BEAM, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Tommy Lee Johnson appeals from the district court’s1 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint alleging racial discrimination and cruel and unusual punishment at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory. After reviewing the district court file and Johnson’s brief, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion, and we affirm.

See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa. A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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