United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 04-1919
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Larry Coffman,                          *
                                        *
             Appellant,                 *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * Eastern District of Missouri.
Jay Nixon; Joan L. Moriarty,            *
                                        *    [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellees.                 *
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                             Submitted: September 1, 2004
                                Filed: September 3, 2004
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Before MELLOY, LAY, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Missouri inmate Larry Coffman appeals the district court’s1 preservice
dismissal as frivolous of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, which he filed in forma
pauperis (IFP). 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 for the reasons explained by the court, see Waller
v. Groose, 

, 1008 (8th Cir. 1994) (per curiam) (previous preservice
dismissal as frivolous does not bar plaintiff from asserting identical claim in

      1
       The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Missouri.
subsequent fee-paid complaint, but such dismissal does have res judicata effect on
frivolousness determination for future IFP complaint asserting same claims).

      Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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