___________ No. 96-2075 ___________ Carol Orpha Curtis, sued as * Carol O. Curtis, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota.

Estate of L. Vienna Ferweda; * [UNPUBLISHED] Wilma J. Moe; Janet J. Hemmen; * Gene Ferweda; Lori Kmetz, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: August 7, 1996 Filed: August 16, 1996 ___________ Before FAGG, WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Carol O. Curtis appeals the district court's1 dismissal of her complaint without prejudice for failure to comply with an order of the court and for failure to prosecute. After carefully reviewing the record and Curtis's brief, we conclude that the dismissal was not an abuse of discretion. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Paul A. Magnuson, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable Raymond L. Erickson, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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