Stutz v. Barnhart, Comm

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 02-2143
JUANITA M. STUTZ,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle
District of North Carolina, at Durham. James A. Beaty, Jr.,
District Judge. (CA-01-471-1)
Submitted: January 30, 2003 Decided: February 25, 2003
Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
J. Kevin Morton, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellant.
John W. Stone, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Anna Mills Wagoner,
United States Attorney, Robert Triba, Regional Chief Counsel, Lisa
G. Smoller, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General
Counsel, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Boston, Massachusetts, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Juanita M. Stutz seeks review of the district court’s order
accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge to affirm the
Commissioner’s denial of social security benefits pursuant to 20
C.F.R. § 404.1520(c) (2002). Our review of the record discloses
that the Commissioner’s decision is based upon substantial evidence
and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the
reasoning of the district court. See Stutz v. Barnhart, No. CA-01-
471-1 (M.D.N.C. Sept. 12, 2002). 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
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