United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 02-1173 ___________

Stephen M. Partin, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Robinson, Ms., I.P.O. Parole * Appeal from the United States Officer, Maximum Security Unit, * District Court for the Eastern ADC; G. Harmon, Warden, * District of Arkansas. Maximum Security Unit, ADC; * L. May, Deputy Director, Arkansas * [UNPUBLISHED] Department of Correction; Larry * Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction; Mike * Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: May 3, 2002

Filed: May 3, 2002 ___________

Before WOLLMAN, FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Stephen M. Partin appeals the district court's pre-service dismissal of Partin's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude dismissal was proper. We thus affirm the judgment of the district court, and we deny the pending motion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

Attest:

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

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