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                                  No. 95-3598
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James Calvello,                          *
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              Plaintiff-Appellant,       *   Appeal from the United States
                                         *   District Court for the
     v.                                  *   District of South Dakota.
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Yankton Sioux Tribe,                     *         [UNPUBLISHED]
                                         *
              Defendant-Appellee.        *


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                        Submitted:   June 13, 1996

                              Filed: June 24, 1996
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Before HANSEN, ROSS, and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

     We dismiss this case for lack of federal jurisdiction without
prejudice to the appellant's pending state court action.


     A true copy.


              Attest:


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