Hamner v. Chater

Opinion

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 95-10841

(Summary Calendar) _______________

RANDY HAMNER,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

SHIRLEY S CHATER, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court For the Northern District of Texas 7:94-CV-112-X _______________________________________________ June 6, 1996

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DUHÉ, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Randy Hamner appeals the district court's decision affirming

the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of his claims for

disability insurance and supplemental security income. Hamner

contends that he is entitled to relief on grounds that the

Commissioner should have utilized a vocational expert's testimony

in order to make her determination of whether he was disabled.

* Pursuant to Local Rule 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in Local Rule 47.5.4. Hamner also contends that the Commissioner erred by not properly

evaluating his allegations of pain and by not making specific

credibility findings relative to his testimony. We AFFIRM,

substantially for the reasons stated in the district court's

memorandum opinion, Hamner v. Shalala, No. 7:94-CV-112-X (N.D. Tex.

Aug. 1, 1995).

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