United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT __________

No. 97-1266 __________

George May, * * Plaintiff-Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.; * District Court for the Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corporation; * Eastern District of Missouri Busch Entertainment Corp.; Anheuser- * Busch Container Recovery Corporation, * [UNPUBLISHED] jointly and severally, * * Defendants-Appellees, *

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Submitted: November 5, 1997 Filed: November 12, 1997 ___________

Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

George May appeals the district court&s1 dismissal with prejudice of his first amended complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a) for failing to

1 The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. identify defendants& actions giving rise to his copyright-infringement and related claims. Having carefully reviewed the records and the parties& submissions, we conclude that dismissal was warranted and that an extended discussion would lack precedential value. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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