United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 99-3389
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German B. Miranda,                  *
                                    *
                  Appellant,        *
                                    * Appeal from the United States
      v.                            * District Court for the Western
                                    * District of Arkansas.
Gary Grimes; Jim Rush; Siemone      *
Johnson; Officer Conger,            *      [UNPUBLISHED]
                                    *
                  Appellees.        *
                               ___________

                              Submitted: April 24, 2001

                                   Filed: May 1, 2001
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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and FAGG,
      Circuit Judges.
                         ___________

PER CURIAM.

     Federal prisoner German B. Miranda appeals the district court's adverse
judgment in Miranda's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action following a bench trial. We affirm.

       After careful review of the relevant factors, we reject Miranda's argument the
district court abused its discretion in not appointing him counsel. See Davis v. Scott,

, 447 (8th Cir. 1996) (standard of review; relevant factors). Based on the
evidence before the district court, we also conclude the court properly entered
judgment for defendants. See Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.
Co., 

, 369 (8th Cir.) (standard of review), cert. denied, 

(1995); Hamm v. DeKalb County, 

, 1575 (11th Cir. 1985) ("The fact that
the food occasionally contains foreign objects or sometimes is served cold, while
unpleasant, does not amount to a constitutional deprivation."), cert. denied, 

(1986).

      We affirm the judgment of the district court.

      A true copy.

             Attest:

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




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