United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 00-3625 ___________

Charles Armstrong, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern Johnathan Ford; Nathaniel Murdock; * District of Missouri. Midland Manors, * * (UNPUBLISHED) Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: December 22, 2000

Filed: January 5, 2001 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, BOWMAN, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Charles Armstrong appeals the district court’s1 order dismissing his pro se civil rights complaint against private-party defendants. After careful review of the record, we conclude that Mr. Armstrong’s complaint was frivolous and failed to state a claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), (ii); Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), (e)(1); Bray v.

1 The Honorable Charles A. Shaw, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic, 506 U.S. 263, 267-68 (1993); West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988); Johnson v. Outboard Marine Corp., 172 F.3d 531, 536 (8th Cir. 1999). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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