Stephen Granville Rule v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-2056
STEPHEN GRANVILLE RULE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
LARRY G. MASSANARI, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern
District of West Virginia, at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, Chief
District Judge. (CA-99-184-1)
Submitted: January 17, 2002 Decided: January 30, 2002
Before WILKINS and KING, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stephen Granville Rule, Appellant Pro Se. Robert William Flynn,
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Stephen Granville Rule appeals from the district court’s order
affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny
Rule’s claim for disability benefits. We have reviewed the record
and the district court’s opinion accepting the recommendation of
the magistrate judge, and find no reversible error. Accordingly,
we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Rule v.
Massanari, No. CA-99-184-1 (N.D.W. Va. filed Aug. 17, 2001; entered
Aug. 22, 2001). We deny Rule’s motion to mediate and dispense with
oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate-
ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would
not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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