United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT _____________

No. 98-2604NE _____________

Juneal D. Pratt, * * Appellant, * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the District v. * of Nebraska. * Robert Houston, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * _____________

Submitted: February 24, 1999 Filed: March 3, 1999 _____________

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

PER CURIAM.

Juneal D. Pratt appeals the district court's denial of Pratt's petition for writ of habeas corpus. A review of the record shows the district court's decision is clearly correct. Because the appeal involves the straightforward application of settled principles of law, a discussion of the issues will serve no useful purpose. We thus affirm the district court without an extended opinion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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