United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-1874 ___________ Repoleon Gilbert, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Marshall Dale Reed, Warden, Cummins * Eastern District of Arkansas.

Unit; Robert Long, Food Manager, * Cummins Unit; Bruce Collins, * [UNPUBLISHED] Assistant Warden, Cummins Unit, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: September 5, 1997 Filed: September 19, 1997 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Repoleon Gilbert, an Arkansas inmate, appeals from the district court’s1 order granting summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After review of the record and the parties& briefs on appeal, we

The Honorable James Maxwell Moody, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendation of the Honorable H. David Young, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. conclude that the judgment of the district court was correct, and that an extended opinion would have no precedential value.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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