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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1081

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Kenneth Royal, *

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Appellant, *

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v. *

* Appeal from the United States

Young, Dr., Pine Bluff Work Complex, * District Court for the Eastern

ADC; Taylor, Dr., Pine Bluff Work * District of Arkansas.

Complex, ADC; Chang Lee, Dr., East *

Arkansas Regional Unit, ADC; * [UNPUBLISHED]

Hartman, Dr., North Central Unit, *

ADC; Cherry Case, Manager, North *

Central Unit, ADC; Curddle, Nurse, *

North Central Unit, ADC, *

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Appellees. *

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Submitted: May 7, 2004

Filed: May 17, 2004

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, FAGG, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 04-1081 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/17/2004 Entry ID: 1767847 
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The Honorable William R. Wilson, Jr., United States District Judge for the

Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Former Arkansas inmate Kenneth Royal appeals the district court’s* preservice

dismissal without prejudice of Royal's 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action for failure to exhaust

his administrative remedies. The dismissal occurred after Royal moved for dismissal

without prejudice and for transfer to a state court, a transfer the district court lacked

authority to grant. Because there is no arguable basis for Royal's appeal, see

Newhouse v. McCormick & Co., 130 F.3d 302, 305 (8th Cir. 1997) (defining

frivolousness), we dismiss this appeal as frivolous, and the dismissal counts as a

“strike” for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).

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Appellate Case: 04-1081 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/17/2004 Entry ID: 1767847