United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 98-3028 ___________

Shirley Forney, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Calvin E. Forney; Beverly B. Forney; * Eastern District of Missouri. State of Missouri, * * [UNPUBLISHED] Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: November 25, 1998 Filed: December 2, 1998 ___________

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

PER CURIAM.

Shirley Forney appeals the district court’s1 order granting defendants& motions to dismiss this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action, her second alleging violations of her Fourteenth Amendment rights in connection with state court probate proceedings. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties& briefs, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Appellees& motion for sanctions and appellent&s motion to strike are denied.

1 The Honorable Carol E. Jackson, 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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