United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                     No. 02-1156
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Charles Pointer,                       *
                                       *
            Appellant,                 *
                                       * Appeal from the United States
      v.                               * District Court for the Eastern
                                       * District of Missouri.
St. Louis University School of Law,    *
                                       * [UNPUBLISHED]
            Appellee.                  *
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                            Submitted: February 26, 2002
                                Filed: March 4, 2002
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Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

        Charles Pointer appeals the district court’s1 pre-service dismissal of his action
alleging false advertising and violations of the Freedom of Information Act and his
civil rights. After de novo review, see Moore v. Sims, 

, 1171 (8th Cir.
2000) (per curiam), we conclude that the action was properly dismissed for failure to
state a claim. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. 47A(a).




      1
       The Honorable Rodney W. Sippel, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
A true copy.

      Attest:

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




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