Hagerman v. Barnhart

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-2355
STEPHANIE HAGERMAN,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, Commissioner of Social
Security,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern
District of West Virginia, at Bluefield. R. Clarke VanDervort,
Magistrate Judge. (CA-02-956-1)
Submitted: April 7, 2004 Decided: April 27, 2004
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stephanie Hagerman, Appellant Pro Se. Teri Christine Smith, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Stephanie Hagerman seeks review of the magistrate
judge’s* order affirming the Commissioner’s denial of Social
Security Supplemental Income (“SSI”) benefits pursuant to 20 C.F.R.
§ 416.920(f) (2003). Our review of the record discloses that the
Commissioner’s decision is based upon substantial evidence and is
without reversible error. In addition, we note that new evidence
submitted on appeal need not be considered because it fails to meet
the requirements set forth in Borders v. Heckler, 777 F.2d 954, 955
(4th Cir. 1985). Accordingly, we affirm the magistrate judge’s
order. Hagerman v. Barnhart, No. CA-02-956-1 (S.D.W. Va. Sept. 5,
2003). 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 proceed before a magistrate judge
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2000).
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