Fink v. Barnhart, Comm ( 2007 )

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-1694
CURTIS B. FINK, SR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Dennis L. Howell,
Magistrate Judge. (1:04-cv-00266)
Submitted: February 21, 2007 Decided: March 15, 2007
Before TRAXLER, KING, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
V. Lamar Gudger, III, GUDGER & GUDGER, P.A., Asheville, North
Carolina, for Appellant. Gretchen C. F. Shappert, United States
Attorney, Sidney P. Alexander, Assistant United States Attorney,
Rami M. Vanegas, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Robert
J. Triba, Chief Regional Counsel, Boston, Massachusetts, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Curtis B. Fink, Sr., appeals the magistrate judge’s order
affirming the Commissioner’s denial of disability insurance
benefits and supplemental security income.* 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
find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons
stated by the magistrate judge. See Fink v. Barnhart, No. 1:04-cv-
00266 (W.D.N.C. filed Apr. 18, 2006; entered Apr. 19, 2006). 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
*
The parties consented to jurisdiction of the magistrate
judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2000).
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