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No. 96-1530 ___________

Ronald D. Chandler, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * Eastern District of Missouri. * Dick Moore; James D. Purkett, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. *

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Submitted: August 3, 1996

Filed: September 17, 1996 ___________

Before BEAM, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Robert D. Chandler, a Missouri inmate, appeals the district court's1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. After de novo review of the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude that the dismissal was correct. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

1 The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.