United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-1661 ___________ Michael Bellah, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Keith Boyd, Administrator for CMS; * Eastern District of Missouri.

Unknown Largespada; Unknown Rhee; * Unknown Thurman; Unknown Elliott, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: July 7, 1998 Filed: July 20, 1998 ___________ Before McMILLIAN, LOKEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Michael Bellah, a Missouri prisoner, appeals from the district court&s1 adverse grant of summary judgment in this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action claiming deliberate indifference to his serious medical needs. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties& submissions on appeal, we affirm the judgment on the basis of the district court&s thorough and well-reasoned opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

The Honorable Donald J. Stohr, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

A true copy.

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

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