United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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             No. 99-4001
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Marcus L. Walker, Jr., (filed by          *
Joe Rieben),                              *
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                   Appellant,             *
                                          *
      v.                                  *
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Arkansas State Hospital; John Doe,        *
Psychiatrist, Arkansas State Hospital,    *
                                          *
                   Appellees.             *

             __________                       Appeals from the United States
                                              District Court for the Eastern
             No. 00-1351                      District of Arkansas.
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                                                  [UNPUBLISHED]
Marcus L. Walker, Jr.,                   *
                                         *
                   Appellant,            *
                                         *
      v.                                 *
                                         *
Arkansas State Hospital,                 *
                                         *
                   Appellee.             *
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                               Submitted: June 13, 2000

                                   Filed: June 29, 2000
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Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, FAGG and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Marcus L. Walker, Jr. appeals the dismissal for failure to state a claim of his 42
U.S.C. § 1983 action against the Arkansas State Hospital and the court-appointed
psychiatrist who found Walker competent to stand trial. Because defendant Arkansas
State Hospital is not a person for purposes of § 1983, see Alsbrook v. City of
Maumelle, 

, 1010 (8th Cir. 1999), petition for cert. granted in part, 

, and dismissed, 

(2000), and defendant psychiatrist is
immune from damages under § 1983, see Moses v. Parwatikar, 

, 892 (8th
Cir. 1987), the district court properly dismissed Walker's lawsuit. We affirm on the
basis of the district court's order without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

      A true copy.

             Attest:

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




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