United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 99-3763 ___________ Betty Deemer, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Southern District of Iowa. Sharon Durell, Sued Individually; * Decatur County Recorder, agent * [UNPUBLISHED] Sharon Durell, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: June 15, 2000 Filed: August 9, 2000 ___________ Before BOWMAN, FLOYD R. GIBSON,1 and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Betty Deemer appeals from the decision of the District Court2 granting summary judgment to Sharon Durell and the Decatur County, Iowa, recorder's office on Deemer's Complications from an automobile accident have prevented Judge Gibson from reviewing this opinion prior to its being filed.

The Honorable Robert W. Pratt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa. claim that her First Amendment rights were violated when then county recorder Durell discharged Deemer as assistant county recorder. We have reviewed the order of the District Court and conclude that no error of law appears. Accordingly, the judgment of the District Court is affirmed for the reasons discussed in that court's order. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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