Task: songer_applfrom

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify the type of district court decision or judgment appealed from (i.e., the nature of the decision below in the district court).

PER CURIAM.
Michael J. Fallon, an Arkansas inmate, appeals from the district court’s judgment dismissing as legally frivolous his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action prior to service of process. Concluding that no error of law appears in the record, we affirm on the basis of the district court’s order, which adopted the magistrate’s findings and recommendation. See 8th Cir. Rule 47B.
. The Honorable Stephen M. Reasoner, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
. The Honorable John F. Forster, Jr., United States Magistrate for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

Question: What is the type of district court decision or judgment appealed from (i.e., the nature of the decision below in the district court)?
A. Trial (either jury or bench trial)
B. Injunction or denial of injunction or stay of injunction
C. Summary judgment or denial of summary judgment
D. Guilty plea or denial of motion to withdraw plea
E. Dismissal (include dismissal of petition for habeas corpus)
F. Appeals of post judgment orders (e.g., attorneys' fees, costs, damages, JNOV - judgment nothwithstanding the verdict)
G. Appeal of post settlement orders
H. Not a final judgment: interlocutory appeal
I. Not a final judgment: mandamus
J. Other (e.g., pre-trial orders, rulings on motions, directed verdicts) or could not determine nature of final judgment
K. Does not fit any of the above categories, but opinion mentions a "trial judge"
L. Not applicable (e.g., decision below was by a federal administrative agency, tax court)
Answer:

Answer: E