David Stebbins appeals from an order of the District Court 1 dismissing his civil complaint prior to service under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Stebbins alleged that defendants had a motive to steal a missing file in a civil case that he had filed in state court. Upon careful de novo review, see Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we conclude that *607 the District Court properly dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim. Stebbins also seeks to challenge the imposition of certain restrictions on his ability to file complaints in the district court. These restrictions were imposed in a different case, however, and are not properly before us in this appeal. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.