United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________

No. 24-2444 ___________________________

Steven Ray Wood

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

James Gibson, Warden, Varner Correctional Facility

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________

Submitted: March 4, 2025 Filed: March 7, 2025 [Unpublished] ____________

Before SMITH, SHEPHERD, and GRASZ, Circuit Judges. ____________

PER CURIAM. Steven Wood appeals following the district court’s1 dismissal of his pro se 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. After careful de novo review of the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Glick v. W. Power Sports, Inc., 944 F.3d 714, 717 (8th Cir. 2019) (reviewing de novo grant of motion to dismiss for failure to state claim Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)). ______________________________

1 The Honorable Billy Roy Wilson, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Edie R. Ervin, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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