October 6, 1994 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 94-1665
MICHAEL ALAN CROOKER,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
[Hon. Douglas P. Woodlock, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Cyr, Boudin and Stahl,
Circuit Judges.
Michael Alan Crooker on brief pro se.
Donald K. Stern, United States Attorney, and Karen L. Goodwin,
Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
Per Curiam. We have reviewed the parties' briefs and
the record on appeal. We agree with the district court that
the appellant has not suffered a "distinct and palpable,"
Conservation Law Found. v. Reilly, 950 F.2d 38, 40 (1st Cir.
1991), "real and immediate," American Postal Workers Union v.
Frank, 968 F.2d 1373, 1375 (1st Cir. 1992), injury sufficient
to confer standing and that federal, not state, law governs
the authority of deputy United States Marshals to carry
weapons. Either of these conclusions, by itself, warrants
affirming the district court order of dismissal.
Affirmed.
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