United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 97-1473 ___________

Joe Brasfield, Sr., * * Appellant, * * v. * *. State of Arkansas; Desha County, * Arkansas; Skippy Leek; Sam Pope; * Leo Bottom; Wayne Bottom Farm, Inc.; * Appeal from the United States E. C. Tatum Farm, Inc.; Fred Pittman * District Court for the Eastern Farm, Inc.; Willie Dean Tatum Farm, * District of Arkansas. Inc.; Marion Gill; Martin Walt; David * Walt; Martin Lee Walt Farm, Inc.; * Glenn Lambert Farm, Inc.; Clyde * Love Farm, Inc.; Don Smith; Joe * Grayson; David Garrett; Wayne Beaty; * Jean Ellington; United States of * America, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: December 30, 1997 Filed: January 14, 1998 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM. Joe Brasfield, Sr. appeals the district court&s1 orders dismissing his civil rights complaint for failure to state a claim. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties& submissions, we agree Brasfield&s complaint fails to state a claim against any of the named defendants. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

Brasfield&s pending motions are denied as moot.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

1 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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