United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 99-3495 ___________ Billy Edward Welch, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Donny Ford, Sheriff, Dallas County, * Arkansas; Raymond Naylor, Chief * Appeal from the United States Deputy, Dallas County Sheriff's * District Court for the Eastern Department; Gary Stell, Deputy * District of Arkansas.

Sheriff, Dallas County, Arkansas; * C. W. Franks, Grant County Sheriff's * [UNPUBLISHED] Department, Grant County, Arkansas; * Dallas County Sheriff's Department; * David Butler, Attorney, Magnolia, * Arkansas; 13th Judicial Drug Task * Force, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: July 7, 2000 Filed: July 21, 2000 ___________ Before LOKEN, FAGG, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Billy Edward Welch appeals the district court's dismissal of Welch's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint as time-barred. Having reviewed the record and the parties' briefs, we conclude the district court correctly applied the statute of limitations.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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