United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 04-2441 ___________ Vincent M. Ventimiglia, * * Appellant, * * v. * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Anthony Twist; City of Arnold, MO; * Eastern District of Missouri.

Robert T. Shockey; Karen Olejniczak; * Paul D’Agrosa, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: April 25, 2005 Filed: May 5, 2005 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.

Vincent M. Ventimiglia appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. Having carefully reviewed the record, we conclude that dismissal was proper for the reasons the district court stated.

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.