Notice: Eighth Circuit Rule 28a(k) Governs Citation of Unpublished Opinions and Provides That They Are Not Precedent and Generally Should Not Be Cited Unless Relevant to Establishing the Doctrines of Res Judicata, Collateral Estoppel, the Law of the Case, or if the Opinion Has Persuasive Value on a Material Issue and No Published Opinion Would Serve As Well.vincent L. Lomax, Appellant,carol Lomax, Plaintiff, v. City of Joplin, Missouri, Appellee, 129 F.3d 122 (8th Cir. 1997)

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit - 129 F.3d 122 (8th Cir. 1997) Submitted October 3, 1997. Filed October 27, 1997

On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

Before RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN, and BEAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.


Vincent Lomax appeals1  from the District Court's2  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.

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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)

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The Honorable Joseph E. Stevens, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri

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