United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________

No. 02-3174 ___________

Harold B. Mason, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Appeal from the United States Norwest Bank N.A.; J. Veenis; R. * District Court for the Eastern Oliver; State of Missouri; T. Frawley, * District of Missouri. Judge; J. Nixon, Attorney General; * B. Holden, Governor; M. Carnahan, * [UNPUBLISHED] 28 U.S.C.A. 2404 applicable * Governor, * * Appellees. * ___________

Submitted: December 20, 2002

Filed: December 26, 2002 ___________

Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Harold B. Mason appeals the district court's* order dismissing Mason's complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. Having carefully reviewed the

* The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. record, we find no abuse of discretion. See Roberts v. Mo. Div. of Employment, 636 F.2d 249, 250 (8th Cir. 1980) (per curiam). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

A true copy.

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

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