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Vinita Park Police Department; Ku * Klux Klan, Overland, Missouri; Ku * (UNPUBLISHED) Klux Klan, State of Missouri, * * Appellees.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

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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