                          United States Court of Appeals
                            FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                   No. 97-3458WA
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Richard Stephenson Jarrett,            *
                                       *
                   Appellant,          *
                                       * Appeal from the United States
       v.                              * District Court for the Western
                                       * District of Arkansas.
Charles Kelly; Stephen Cox; Brian      *
Fuller; Brandon McCaslin; Gary         *      [UNPUBLISHED]
Grimes; Jim Rush,                      *
                                       *
                   Appellees.          *
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                            Submitted: April 30, 1998
                                Filed: May 5, 1998
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Before FAGG, BEAM, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       Richard Stephenson Jarrett appeals the district court's denial of Jarrett's motion
for a new trial in his civil rights suit. Having carefully reviewed the record and the
parties' briefs, we conclude the district court did not abuse its discretion. See
McKnight ex rel. Ludwig v. Johnson Controls, Inc., 36 F.3d 1396, 1400 (8th Cir. 1994)
(standard of review). We affirm the district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
A true copy.

      Attest:

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




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