Rowland v. Barnhart

United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 4, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-60404
Summary Calendar
JEWELL D. ROWLAND,
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
USDC No. 3:01-CV-914
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Before DAVIS, BARKSDALE and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Jewell D. Rowland appeals the district court’s decision
affirming the denial of his application for a period of
disability and disability insurance benefits under the Social
Security Act. He asserts that he was not afforded due process
under the law and that documentation he submitted in support of
his claims was not fully considered.
Rowland, however, does not brief his claims on appeal nor
does he address the district court’s determination that the
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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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
No. 05-60404
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administrative law judge’s decision was supported by substantial
evidence. Although this court liberally construes pro se briefs,
see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520 (1972), even pro se
litigants must brief arguments in order to preserve them. Yohey
v. Collins, 985 F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993). Because
Rowland fails to brief any of his claims on appeal, they are
deemed abandoned. Yohey, 985 F.2d at 224-25. Accordingly, the
district court’s judgment is AFFIRMED.