Hendricks, Michael V v. Barnhart, Jo Anne B. , 205 F. App'x 455 ( 2006 )


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  •                              UNPUBLISHED ORDER
    Not to be cited per Circuit Rule 53
    United States Court of Appeals
    For the Seventh Circuit
    Chicago, Illinois 60604
    Submitted November 2, 2006*
    Decided November 9, 2006
    Before
    Hon. WILLIAM J. BAUER, Circuit Judge
    Hon. FRANK H. EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge
    Hon. DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge
    No. 06-1108
    MICHAEL V. HENDRICKS,                         Appeal from the United States District
    Plaintiff-Appellant,                      Court for the Eastern District of
    Wisconsin
    v.
    No. 04-C-1043
    JO ANNE B. BARNHART,
    Defendant-Appellee.                      Lynn Adelman,
    Judge.
    ORDER
    Michael Hendricks applied for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under
    Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381a, claiming that his depression
    and behavioral problems prevent him from working. The Social Security
    Administration denied his application initially and upon reconsideration, and an
    administrative law judge concluded, after multiple hearings, that Hendricks was
    not disabled. Hendricks sought judicial review pursuant to 
    42 U.S.C. § 405
    (g), and,
    in a lengthy and thorough decision, the district court affirmed.
    *
    After an examination of the briefs and the record, we have concluded that
    oral argument is unnecessary. Thus, the appeal is submitted on the briefs and the
    record. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2).
    No. 06-1108                                                                    Page 2
    On appeal Hendricks asserts without elaboration that the ALJ failed to
    resolve conflicting medical evidence. His cursory brief merely recites a few selective
    facts from the record and impermissibly does not include an argument section or
    citations to any legal authority. Consequently, the appeal warrants dismissal
    under Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(9)(A). See Anderson v. Hardman, 
    241 F.3d 544
    , 545
    (7th Cir. 2001) (even pro se litigants must comply with Rule 28(a)(9)). In any event,
    the ALJ’s resolution of conflicting medical evidence is supported by substantial
    evidence, see Schoenfeld v. Apfel, 
    237 F.3d 788
    , 793 (7th Cir. 2001); Binion v.
    Chater, 
    108 F.3d 780
    , 782 (7th Cir. 1997), and the ALJ built an accurate and logical
    bridge between the evidence and the result. See Blakes v. Barnhart, 
    331 F.3d 565
    ,
    568-69 (7th Cir. 2003); Shramek v. Apfel, 
    226 F.3d 809
    , 811 (7th Cir. 2000). In light
    of Hendricks’s violation of Rule 28(a)(9)(A), this appeal is DISMISSED.