United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________

No. 98-1693WM _____________

Danny Croman, * * Plaintiff-Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States City of Kansas City, Missouri; * District Court for the Western * District of Missouri. Defendant-Appellee, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Valissa Smith, Reporter, KCTV * Channel 5; Anne Peterson, Anchor, * KCTV, Channel 5, * * Defendants. * _____________

Submitted: November 2, 1998 Filed: November 9, 1998 _____________

Before FAGG, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges. _____________

PER CURIAM.

Danny Croman appeals the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment in Croman's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude the district court's judgment was correct and no useful purpose will be served by an extended discussion. We affirm substantially for the reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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