United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 97-3042 ___________ Wayne Stufflebean, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States David White; Medical Staff; Missouri * District Court for the Department of Corrections; Cindy * Western District of Missouri.

Schupp; Barbara Lewis; Debora * Steinman; Barbara Daitral; Lisa * Wieberg, * * Appellees. * [UNPUBLISHED] ___________ Submitted: April 30, 1998 Filed: May 5, 1998 ___________ Before FAGG, BEAM, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Wayne Stufflebean appeals from the district court&s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C § 1983 action claiming Eighth Amendment violations. After

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. reviewing the record and the parties& submissions on appeal, we conclude that summary judgment was proper and that Stufflebean&s other arguments are meritless. We also deny Stufflebean&s pending motions filed with this court. 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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