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Richards v. Social Security

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 10, 2007
250 F. App'x 536 (4th Cir. 2007)

Opinion

No. 07-1267.

Submitted: September 24, 2007.

Decided: October 10, 2007.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief District Judge. (3:05-cv-00084-IMK).

Regina L. Carpenter, McLaughlin Carpenter, Fairmont, West Virginia, for Appellant. Michael McGaughran, Regional Chief Counsel, Dina White Griffin, Special Assistant United States Attorney, William B. Reeser, Supervisory Attorney, Social Security Administration, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Thomas E. Johnston, United States Attorney, Helen Campbell Altmeyer, Assistant United States Attorney, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


Thomas H. Richards appeals the district court's order accepting the magistrate judge's recommendation to affirm 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. 1996). We have thoroughly reviewed the administrative record and the parties' briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm. See Richards v. Soc. Sec. Comm'n, No. 3:05-cv-00084-IMK (N.D.W.Va. Jan. 19, 2007). 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.


Summaries of

Richards v. Social Security

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Oct 10, 2007
250 F. App'x 536 (4th Cir. 2007)
Case details for

Richards v. Social Security

Case Details

Full title:Thomas H. RICHARDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Oct 10, 2007

Citations

250 F. App'x 536 (4th Cir. 2007)