United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 17-3529 ___________________________

Chester S. Vaughn

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Warden James Hoot Gibson, Ouachita River Correctional Unit (ORCU); Assistant Warden A. Jackson, ORCU; Discip. Hrg Officer Justine Minor, Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), Central Office; Lieutenant Seth Maxwell, ORCU; Deputy Director Dexter Payne, ADC, Central Office; Officer T. Stougenburg, ORCU

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas - Hot Springs ____________

Submitted: May 7, 2018 Filed: May 8, 2018 [Unpublished] ____________

Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Arkansas inmate Chester S. Vaughn appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to state a claim. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court affirms.

Upon de novo review of Vaughn’s appellate arguments and the district court record, this court finds no basis for reversal. See Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam) (pre-service dismissal under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) is reviewed de novo).

The judgment of the district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Vaughn’s pending motions are denied as moot. ____________________________

1 The Honorable P. K. Holmes, III, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas.

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