United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________ No. 98-2997WM _____________ Delton Corporation, Inc., * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Western v. * District of Missouri. * MCI Telecommunications Corporation, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _____________ Submitted: February 11, 1999 Filed: February 18, 1999 _____________ Before BOWMAN, Chief Judge, and FAGG and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. _____________ PER CURIAM.

Delton Corporation, Inc. appeals the district court's dismissal of Delton's claims for declaratory and injunctive relief from arbitration and to recover state law damages for breach of contract, fraud, libel, and slander. Having reviewed the record in the context of the parties' arguments, we find the record supports the district court's decision. Because the parties' submissions show they are thoroughly familiar with the issues before the court and no error of law appears in the district court's ruling, we conclude that an extensive discussion is unnecessary. We thus affirm on the basis of the district court's decision. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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