May 26, 1992
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          No. 92-1222

            


                                  EUGENE B. BOWLER,

                                Plaintiff, Appellant,

                                          v.

                              GOVERNOR OF MAINE, ET AL.,

                                Defendant, Appellees.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                              FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE

                     [Hon. David M. Cohen, U.S. Magistrate Judge]
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                                        Before

                                 Breyer, Chief Judge,
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                           Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
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                              and Selya, Circuit Judge.
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               Eugene B. Bowler on brief pro se.
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               Michael  E.  Carpenter,  Attorney  General,  and  Peter   H.
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          Stewart, Assistant Attorney General, on brief for appellees.
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                 Per Curiam.  We  have reviewed the parties's  briefs and
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            the  record on  appeal.    We  affirm  the  judgment  of  the

            magistrate judge essentially  for the reasons  stated in  the

            memorandum decision and order, dated February 14, 1992.

                 Affirmed.
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