United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-3449 ___________ Iran Henderson, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the Eastern * District of Missouri.

City of Cool Valley; Stewart Andrews, * Officer, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: April 19, 1999 Filed: April 28, 1999 ___________ Before BOWMAN,* Chief Judge, FAGG, Circuit Judge, and BOGUE,** District Judge. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Iran Henderson appeals the district court's adverse grant of summary judgment in Henderson's civil rights action arising under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Having reviewed the record, we find no error of law appears in the district court's ruling. Because the * The Honorable Pasco M. Bowman stepped down as Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit at the end of the day on April 23, 1999.

He has been succeeded by the Honorable Roger L. Wollman. ** The Honorable Andrew W. Bogue, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota, sitting by designation. parties' briefs show they are thoroughly familiar with the issues before the court, we conclude that an extended discussion would serve no useful precedential purpose. We thus affirm on the basis of the district court's ruling without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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