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Maximum Security Unit, ADC; * L. May, Deputy Director, Arkansas * [UNPUBLISHED] Department of Correction; Larry * Norris, Director, Arkansas * Department of Correction; Mike * Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas, * * Appellees.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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