___________ No. 96-1569 ___________ Nicky Harding, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Paul D. Caspari; Unknown * Eastern District of Missouri.

Ramacciotti; Keith Boyd; Mary * Moore; James M. Ruman; Raif J. * [UNPUBLISHED] Salfe; Correctional Medical * Services; Shirley McClary, * * Appellees. *

___________ Submitted: September 4, 1996 Filed: September 16, 1996 ___________ Before BEAM, HANSEN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Missouri inmate Nicky Harding appeals the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.

After de novo review of the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude the district court's grant of summary judgment was correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

We deny appellant's motion for appointment of counsel.

The Honorable George F. Gunn, Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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