United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 00-3156 ___________

Charles Armstrong, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern Harrison Family; McQuay Family; * District of Missouri. Vinita Park Police Department; Ku * Klux Klan, Overland, Missouri; Ku * (UNPUBLISHED) Klux Klan, State of Missouri, * * Appellees.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 multiple defendants. After careful review of the record, we

1 The Honorable Donald J. Stohr, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. 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); Bray v. Alexandria Women’s Health Clinic, 506 U.S. 263, 267-68 (1993); Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); West v. Atkins, 487 U.S. 42, 48 (1988); Monell v. Dep’t of Soc. Servs., 436 U.S. 658, 691-95 (1978). 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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