Hutchinson v. Barnhart ( 2002 )

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 99-60834
Summary Calendar
CHRISTINE T. HUTCHINSON,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Mississippi
(1:98-CV-303-RG)
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June 27, 2002
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, WIENER, AND BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Plaintiff-Appellant Christine T. Hutchinson appeals the
district court's judgment affirming the Social Security
Commissioner's decision to deny her disability benefits. She
argues that the Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") used the wrong
legal standard to determine that she did not have a severe
impairment and that the ALJ's decision was not supported by
substantial evidence.
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Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
We have reviewed the record and parties' briefs, and we
conclude that the district court’s ruling is correct. The ALJ
applied the proper standard under Stone v. Heckler, 752 F.2d 1099,
1101 (5th Cir. 1985), in determining that Hutchinson's impairments
were not severe at the time that her insured status ended. We also
agree with the district court, contrary to Hutchinson's assertion,
that the ALJ's decision was supported by substantial evidence. See
Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 401 (1971); Leggett v. Chater,
67 F.3d 558, 564 (5th Cir. 1995).
AFFIRMED.
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