United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 01-2904 ___________

George Daniel Lamb, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Tower Village Nursing Home, Inc.; * Bethesda General Hospital; * [UNPUBLISHED] Metropolitan Sewer District, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: September 5, 2001 Filed: September 20, 2001 ___________

Before BOWMAN, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

George Lamb appeals the district court’s1 pre-service dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint. We affirm for the reasons stated in the district court’s order. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

1 The HONORABLE DONALD J. STOHR, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. A true copy.

Attest:

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

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