United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-2895 ___________ Darwin E. Conley, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Walter Richter; Billy Hinch; Steve * Western District of Missouri.

Long; Michael Groose; David Dormire; * [UNPUBLISHED] Lawrence Dixon; Robert Malone; * Harriett Swinger; David Dobson; * George Grellner; D. Spencer, * Lieutenant; D. Edwards; Holtmeyer, * Lieutenant, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: March 18, 1998 Filed: March 23, 1998 ___________ Before BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Missouri inmate Darwin Conley appeals the district court’s1 grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant prison officials in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs, we conclude that no error of law or fact appears and that an opinion would lack precedential value. We deny Conley’s motion for appointment of counsel.

The judgment is affirmed. 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 recommendation of the Honorable William A. Knox, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Missouri.

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