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Parties Involved:
Larry Coffman
Appellant
Joan L. Moriarty
Appellee
Jay Nixon
Appellee

Document Text:

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The Honorable Catherine D. Perry, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Missouri.

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-1919

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Larry Coffman, *

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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* [UNPUBLISHED]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,

200 F.3d 1170, 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, 38 F.3d 1007, 1008 (8th Cir. 1994) (per curiam) (previous preservice

dismissal as frivolous does not bar plaintiff from asserting identical claim in

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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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