___________ No. 96-1949 ___________ Marc Perkel, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Western District of Missouri.

The Supreme Court of Missouri, * Disciplinary Counsel, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: September 16, 1996 Filed: September 20, 1996 ___________ Before BOWMAN, MAGILL, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Marc Perkel appeals from the district court's1 dismissal of his civil rights action against the Supreme Court of Missouri Disciplinary Counsel for failure to state a claim. After careful review of the record, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's Order Granting Motion To Dismiss.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

The HONORABLE ORTRIE D. SMITH, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri.