United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 96-1554 ___________ John D. Lockhart, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri.

Chris Kolum, Hospital Administrator; * William Pearson, Dr., dentist at * [UNPUBLISHED] Farmington Correctional Center, * * Appellees. * __________ Submitted: August 7, 1997 Filed: August 25, 1997 __________ Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. __________ PER CURIAM.

John D. Lockhart, a Missouri inmate, appeals the adverse grant of summary judgment by the district court1 in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.

After carefully

The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. reviewing the record and the parties& briefs, we conclude summary judgment was proper. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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