United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                  No. 01-3139
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William Frank Jones, Jr.,                *
                                         *
             Appellant,                  *
                                         *   Appeal from the United States
      v.                                 *   District Court for the
                                         *   Eastern District of Arkansas.
Dale West, Deputy Prosecuting            *
Attorney, Jefferson County, Arkansas, *
                                         *         [UNPUBLISHED]
             Defendant,                  *
                                         *
J. Zuber, Detective, Pine Bluff Police *
Department; K. L. Sergeant, Detective, *
Pine Bluff Police Department; Dick       *
Madsen, Detective, Pine Bluff Police *
Department, originally sued as Dick      *
Madson; J. P. Harrell, Detective, Pine *
Bluff Police Department; Calhoun,        *
Detective, Pine Bluff Police             *
Department; John Does, 1 - aka Agent *
1093, aka Dilipkiman Petal (owner)       *
and John Doe 2 - aka (Owner) Foster      *
Towing & Recovery, Inc., John Doe 3 *
and John Doe 4 - aka Manager, Motel *
65,                                      *
                                         *
             Appellees,                  *
                                         *
Berlin Jones, Circuit Judge of Jefferson *
County, Arkansas; Betty Dickey, Ex- *
Prosecuting Attorney, Jefferson County, *
Arkansas; Steven Dalrylmple,           *
Prosecuting Attorney, Jefferson        *
County, Arkansas; Fred D. Davis, III,  *
Hon., Circuit/Chancery Judge,          *
Jefferson County, Arkansas,            *
                                       *
            Defendants,                *
                                       *
Brenda Hardin, Deputy-Clerk,           *
Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk’s *
Office,                                *
                                       *
            Appellee.                  *
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                          Submitted: October 3, 2002

                               Filed: October 8, 2002
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Before WOLLMAN, MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, and MELLOY, Circuit
      Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Arkansas inmate William Frank Jones appeals following the district court’s1
dismissals and adverse grant of summary judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action.
Upon careful de novo review, see Schaller Tel. Co. v. Golden Sky Sys., 

,
740 (8th Cir. 2002) (Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6)); Kelly v. Kluck, 

, 777 (8th
Cir. 2001) (summary judgment), we conclude that the district court did not err in
dismissing some claims and granting summary judgment on others. We further


      1
       The Honorable Garnett Thomas Eisele, United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of Arkansas.
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conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to enter default
judgment, and in denying Jones a pretrial hearing.

      Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. Jones’s motions for appointment
of counsel and for transfer to another prison are denied.

      A true copy.

             Attest:

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




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