James Edward Newsome v. Commissioner of Social Security

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File Name: 11a0051n.06
No. 09-2518
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
JAMES EDWARD NEWSOME,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee.
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ON APPEAL FROM THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE WESTERN
DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
O P I N I O N
BEFORE: SUHRHEINRICH, COLE, and COOK, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM. Plaintiff-Appellant James Edward Newsome appeals the district court’s
order affirming the denial of his application for Disability Insurance Benefits under 42 U.S.C.
§ 405(g) by Defendant-Appellee Commissioner of Social Security. We AFFIRM.
We review de novo a district court’s decision in a social security case. Crum v. Sullivan, 921
F.2d 642, 644 (6th Cir. 1990). Our review of the Commissioner’s decision is limited to determining
whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the correct legal standards
were applied. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Colvin v. Barnhart, 475 F.3d 727, 729-30 (6th Cir. 2007).
Newsome contends that the administrative law judge failed properly to consider medical opinion
evidence and give good reasons for not giving weight to the opinions of his treating physician and
certain specialist physicians. We have carefully reviewed the record, the applicable law, and the
parties’ briefs. We agree with the district court and AFFIRM, adopting its thorough and well-
reasoned opinion.

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