Reed v. Barnhart

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-51093
Summary Calendar
JOHN H. REED,
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 Western District of Texas
USDC No. W-00-CV-217
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November 19, 2002
Before JONES, STEWART and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
John H. Reed appeals the district court's judgment
affirming the Social Security Commissioner's decision to deny him
disability benefits. He argues that the Administrative Law Judge
("ALJ") used an incorrect legal standard in evaluating his
subjective complaints of pain 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
No. 01-51093
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We have reviewed the record and the parties’ briefs, and
we conclude that there is no reversible error. The ALJ was not
required to follow formalistic rules in articulating his rejection
of Reed’s subjective complaints of pain. See Falco v. Shalala, 27
F.3d 160, 164 (5th Cir. 1994). Nor has Reed shown that the ALJ’s
decision was not supported by substantial evidence. See Greenspan
v. Shalala, 38 F.3d 232, 236 (5th Cir. 1994); Boyd v. Apfel, 239
F.3d 698, 704 (5th Cir. 2001).
AFFIRMED.