United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 02-1335
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Charles Pointer,                        *
                                        *
             Appellant,                 *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * Eastern District of Missouri.
Parents for Fair Share,                 *
                                        *     [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellee.                  *
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                          Submitted: April 3, 2002
                              Filed: April 8, 2002
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Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Charles Pointer appeals from the district court’s1 preservice dismissal of his
complaint. Upon de novo review, see Moore v. Sims, 

, 1171 (8th Cir.
2000) (per curiam), we summarily affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).




      1
       The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Missouri.
A true copy.

      Attest:

               CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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