United States Court of Appeals
                          FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                  No. 02-3174
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Harold B. Mason,                        *
                                        *
                   Appellant,           *
                                        *
      v.                                *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
Norwest Bank N.A.; J. Veenis; R.        * District Court for the Eastern
Oliver; State of Missouri; T. Frawley, * District of Missouri.
Judge; J. Nixon, Attorney General;      *
B. Holden, Governor; M. Carnahan,       *      [UNPUBLISHED]
28 U.S.C.A. 2404 applicable             *
Governor,                               *
                                        *
                   Appellees.           *
                                   ___________

                            Submitted: December 20, 2002

                                 Filed: December 26, 2002
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Before McMILLIAN, FAGG, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

     Harold B. Mason appeals the district court's* order dismissing Mason's
complaint without prejudice for failure to prosecute. Having carefully reviewed the

      *
       The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Missouri.
record, we find no abuse of discretion. See Roberts v. Mo. Div. of Employment, 

, 250 (8th Cir. 1980) (per curiam). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R.
47B.

      A true copy.

            Attest:

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




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