Darryl Stevens v. Michael Astrue

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UNPUBLISHED PER CURIAM OPINION filed. Originating case number: 6:09-cv-00041-nkm-mfu. Copies to all parties and the district court/agency. [998663335].. [11-1338]

Appeal: 11-1338

Document: 14

Date Filed: 08/25/2011

Page: 1 of 2

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 11-1338

DARRYL W. STEVENS,
Plaintiff – Appellant,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant – Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western
District of Virginia, at Lynchburg.
Norman K. Moon, Senior
District Judge. (6:09-cv-00041-nkm-mfu)

Submitted:

August 18, 2011

Decided:

August 25, 2011

Before KEENAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Darryl W. Stevens, Appellant Pro Se.
Kenneth DiVito, Amanda
Reinitz,
Assistant
Regional
Counsels,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Appeal: 11-1338

Document: 14

Date Filed: 08/25/2011

Page: 2 of 2

PER CURIAM:
Darryl W. Stevens appeals the district court’s order
accepting

the

recommendation

of

the

magistrate

judge

and

affirming the Commissioner’s decision to deny Stevens a period
of

disability

income.

insurance

benefits

and

supplemental

security

We must uphold the decision to deny benefits if the

decision is supported by substantial evidence and the correct
law was applied.

See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (2006); Johnson v.

Barnhart, 434 F.3d 650, 653 (4th Cir. 2005) (per curiam).
have

thoroughly

error.

reviewed

the

record

and

find

no

We

reversible

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the

district court.

Stevens v. Astrue, No. 6:09-cv-00041-nkm-mfu

(E.D. Va. Feb. 8, 2011).

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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