Shuppe v. Commissioner of Social Security

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: April 17, 2009
• Docket: 08-2145
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 08-2145

KELLY F. SHUPPE,

Plaintiff – Appellant,

v.

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant – Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. Frederick P. Stamp, Jr., Senior District Judge. (5:07-cv-00057-FPS-JES)

Submitted: March 30, 2009 Decided: April 17, 2009

Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Kelly F. Shuppe, Appellant Pro Se. Tara A. Czekaj, Assistant Regional Counsel, Maija Pelly, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Kelly F. Shuppe appeals the district court’s order

adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge to affirm

the Commissioner’s decision denying 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.A. § 405(g) (West 2006 & Supp.

2008); Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir. 1996). We

have reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs and find no

reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated

by the district court. Shuppe v. Commissioner, No. 5:07-cv-

00057-FPS-JES (N.D. W. Va. Sept. 18, 2008). 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