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No. 94-4029 ___________

Dean Alexander, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the v. * District of Minnesota. * Dennis Benson; David Crist, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. *

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Submitted: September 6, 1996

Filed: September 11, 1996 ___________

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

PER CURIAM.

Minnesota inmate Dean Alexander appeals from the district court's1 grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude the judgment of the district court was correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1 The Honorable Michael James Davis, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable J. Earl Cudd, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. A true copy.

Attest:

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