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* Eastern District of Missouri Busch Entertainment Corp.; Anheuser- * Busch Container Recovery Corporation, * [UNPUBLISHED] jointly and severally, * * Defendants-Appellees, * ___________ Submitted: November 5, 1997 Filed: November 12, 1997 ___________ Before FAGG, BOWMAN, and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

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.

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

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