United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-1680 ___________ David Bruce Lloyd, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States Dora Schriro; Michael Groose; * District Court for the Carl White, Superintendent; Lynda * District of Western Missouri.

Musgrove; Edison Lemay; Randall * Mobley; Amile Holmes; Ronald * [UNPUBLISHED] Ridenhour; George T. Foster, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: October 30, 1997 Filed: November 13, 1997 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, BEAM, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

David Bruce Lloyd appeals from the district court&s1 adverse grant of summary judgment to defendants in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having reviewed the record and the parties& briefs, we conclude that the district court did not err. See Earnest v. Courtney, 64 F.3d 365, 366-67 (8th Cir. 1995) (per curiam) (standard of review).

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

A true copy.

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

The Honorable Scott O. Wright, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable William A. Knox, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

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