United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 00-2585 ___________

Dwight Ford, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction; Greg * Harmon, Warden, Maximum Security * Appeal from the United States Unit, Arkansas Department of * District Court for the Eastern Correction; David Guntharp, * District of Arkansas. Assistant Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction; Steve * [UNPUBLISHED] Outlaw, Assistant Warden, Maximum * Security Unit, Arkansas Department * of Correction; K. L. Wade, CO-II, * Mail Room Supervisor, Maximum * Security Unit, Arkansas Department * of Correction, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: April 6, 2001

Filed: April 10, 2001 ___________

Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and FAGG, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Arkansas inmate Dwight Ford appeals the district court's 28 U.S.C. § 1915A dismissal of Ford's civil rights complaint against prison officials. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude the district court properly dismissed Ford's complaint. We affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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