United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 98-2008 ___________ Richland V. Reed, * * Appellant, * * v. * * Remington Arms Company, Inc.; Paul * Appeal from the United States Cahan, in his individual and official * District Court for the capacity; Roger Lynch, in his individual * Eastern District of Arkansas. and official capacity; Michael Jones, in * his individual and official capacity; * [UNPUBLISHED] Gary Boyles, in his individual and * official capacity; Kim Schroeder, in his * individual and official capacity, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: October 27, 1998 Filed: November 3, 1998 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, HANSEN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM.  Richland V. Reed appeals following a final judgment by the district court1 dismissing his employment discrimination action. Reed argues that the court abused its discretion in refusing to enter default judgment against defendants. Having carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions, we find the district court did not err in refusing to enter default judgment for the reasons set forth in its order, and we affirm the court’s judgment. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. A true copy. Attest: CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT. 1 The Honorable George Howard Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. -2-