United States Court of Appeals
                         FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                 No. 04-1550
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Donald D. Nelson,                   *
                                    *
            Appellant,              *
                                    * Appeal from the United States
      v.                            * District Court for the Northern
                                    * District of Iowa.
Thomas J. Vilsack, Governor;        *
Tim Hurley, Mayor; Mike Kubick,     *       [UNPUBLISHED]
Sheriff,                            *
                                    *
            Appellees.              *
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                            Submitted: September 2, 2004
                               Filed: September 8, 2004
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Before WOLLMAN, McMILLIAN, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Iowa inmate Donald Nelson (Nelson) appeals the district court’s1 preservice
dismissal of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action. Having carefully reviewed the record de
novo, see Moore v. Sims, 

, 1171 (8th Cir. 2000) (per curiam), we
conclude the district court properly dismissed the complaint, see 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254(b)(1)(A); Heck v. Humphrey, 

, 486-87 (1994); West v. Atkins,

      1
        The Honorable Mark W. Bennett, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the Northern District of Iowa.


, 48 (1988); Preiser v. Rodriguez, 

, 499-500 (1973).
However, we believe the dismissal should be without prejudice. See Sheldon v.
Hundley, 

, 234 (8th Cir. 1996). Accordingly, we modify the district
court’s judgment to be without prejudice, and affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also
deny Nelson’s request for appointment of appellate counsel.
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