Vincent Lomax v. City of Joplin, MO ( 1997 )

United States Court of Appeals
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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No. 97-1226WM
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Vincent L. Lomax, *
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Appellant, *
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Carol Lomax, * On Appeal from the United States
* District Court for the
Plaintiff, * Western District of Missouri.
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v. * [Not to be Published]
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City of Joplin, Missouri, *
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Appellee. *
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Submitted: October 3, 1997
Filed: October 27, 1997
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Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, and BEAM, Circuit
Judges.
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PER CURIAM.
Vincent Lomax appeals1 from the District Court&s 2 adverse grant of summary
judgment in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against the City of Joplin, Missouri, and
others. Upon review of the record and the parties& submissions on appeal, we conclude
that the judgment of the District Court is correct. Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir.
R. 47B.
A true copy.
Attest:
CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.
1
We reject appellees& suggestion that the notice of appeal is untimely. See Fed.
R. App. P. 4(c); Van Orman v. Purkett, 43 F.3d 1201, 1202 (8th Cir. 1994).
2
The Honorable Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., United States District Judge for the
Western District of Missouri.
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