                    United States Court of Appeals
                           FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 02-1335
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Charles Pointer,                        *
                                        *
             Appellant,                 *
                                        * Appeal from the United States
      v.                                * District Court for the
                                        * Eastern District of Missouri.
Parents for Fair Share,                 *
                                        *     [UNPUBLISHED]
             Appellee.                  *
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                          Submitted: April 3, 2002
                              Filed: April 8, 2002
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Before LOKEN, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

      Charles Pointer appeals from the district court’s1 preservice dismissal of his
complaint. Upon de novo review, see Moore v. Sims, 200 F.3d 1170, 1171 (8th Cir.
2000) (per curiam), we summarily affirm, see 8th Cir. R. 47A(a).




      1
       The Honorable Stephen N. Limbaugh, 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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