Barnes et al

Filing 11

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge J Foy Guin, Jr on 6/21/12. (CTS, )

FILED
2012 Jun-21 PM 12:24
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

BRENAE BARNES,
Plaintiff,
v.
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE,
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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MEMORANDUM OPINION
The plaintiff, Brenae Barnes, brings this action seeking judicial review of a
final adverse decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (the
Commissioner) denying her application for Social Security Benefits. Brenae Barnes filed
an application for Social Security Benefits. Thereafter, plaintiff timely pursued and
exhausted the administrative remedies available before the Commissioner. Accordingly,
this case is now ripe for judicial review pursuant to the provisions of section 205(g) of
the Social Security Act (the Act), 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).
The sole function of this court is to determine whether the decision of the
Commissioner is supported by substantial evidence and whether proper legal standards
were applied. Bloodsworth v. Heckler, 703 F.2d 1233, 1239 (11th Cir. 1983). To that

end this court “must scrutinize the record as a whole to determine if the decision reached
is reasonable and supported by substantial evidence.” Bloodsworth, at 1239 (citations
omitted). Substantial evidence is “such relevant evidence as a reasonable person would
accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” Bloodsworth, at 1239. The court has
carefully reviewed the entire record in this case and is of the opinion that the
Commissioner's decision is supported by substantial evidence and that proper legal
standards were applied in reaching that decision. Accordingly, the decision of the
Commissioner must be affirmed.
A separate order in conformity with this memorandum opinion will be
entered.
DONE 21 June 2012.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
J. FOY GUIN, JR.

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