Dolan v. Barnhart, Comm , 212 F. App'x 191 ( 2007 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-1212
ELIJAH DOLAN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Charleston. Joseph Robert Goodwin,
District Judge. (2:03-0208)
Submitted: November 27, 2006 Decided: January 9, 2007
Before NIEMEYER, WILLIAMS, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Roger D. Forman, FORMAN & HUBER, L.C., Charleston, West Virginia,
for Appellant. Donna L. Calvert, Regional Chief Counsel, William B.
Reeser, Supervisory Regional Counsel, Joyce M. J. Gordon, Assistant
Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Charles T. Miller,
Acting United States Attorney, Carol A. Casto, Assistant United
States Attorney, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Elijah Dolan appeals the district court’s order adopting
the magistrate judge’s report and affirming the Commissioner’s
denial of disability insurance benefits. We must uphold the
decision to deny benefits if the decision is supported by
substantial evidence and the correct law was applied. See 42
U.S.C. § 405(g) (2000); Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir.
1986). We have thoroughly reviewed the administrative record and
the parties’ briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we
affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See Dolan v.
Barnhart, No. 2:03-0208 (S.D. W. Va. Jan. 5, 2005). We dispense
with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument
would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED
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