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United States Court of Appeals
                        FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                               No. 04-1940
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Michael Duane Damron,                 *
                                      *
             Appellant                *
                                      *
      v.                              * Appeal from the United States
                                      * District Court for the
North Dakota Commissioner of          * District of North Dakota.
Corrections, Bismarck, North Dakota; *
Tim Schuetzle, Warden, ND State       *       [UNPUBLISHED]
Penitentiary; Bob Coad, Deputy        *
Warden (ND); Ingrid Omlid, Education *
Dir. NDSP; Tammy Barstad, Instructor, *
NDSP; Dan Wrolstad, Former            *
Education Dir. NDSP; Mike Fluck,      *
Guard, NDSP; Mike Kolden,             *
Caseworker, NDSP; Pat Branson,        *
Guard, NDSP; Dan Ebach, NDSP;         *
Corky Stromme, Security, NDSP,        *
                                      *
             Appellees.               *
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                          Submitted: April 29, 2005
                             Filed: May 9, 2005
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Before MELLOY, McMILLIAN, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.
                           ___________

PER CURIAM.
       Michael Duane Damron appeals following the district court’s1 grant of
summary judgment to defendants in his disability-discrimination and civil-rights
action. Damron’s notice of appeal is timely only as to the district court’s denial of his
“Motion for Court to Reconsider,” which we construe as a motion under Federal Rule
of Civil Procedure 60(b). See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A) (notice of appeal must be
filed within 30 days after entry of judgment or order); Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(4)(A)(vi)
(Rule 60 motion tolls time to file appeal if motion is filed within 10 days after entry
of judgment).

      We find the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Damron’s Rule
60(b) motion, as the motion simply reasserted--with somewhat more detail--the
arguments he made in opposition to the summary judgment motion. See Arnold v.
Wood, 238 F.3d 992, 998 (8th Cir.) (standard of review), cert. denied, 534 U.S. 975
(2001); Watkins v. Lundell, 169 F.3d 540, 544 (8th Cir.) (Rule 60(b) relief is
“extraordinary remedy” justified only by “exceptional circumstances”), cert. denied,
528 U.S. 928 (1999); Broadway v. Norris, 193 F.3d 987, 990 (8th Cir. 1999) (Rule
60(b) motion is not for purpose of rearguing, somewhat more fully, merits of claim).

      Accordingly, we affirm. We also deny Damron’s appellate motion for
injunctive relief.
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      1
        The Honorable Daniel L. Hovland, Chief Judge, United States District Court
for the District of North Dakota.

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