Robert Edward Thornton, Jr v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Nar- cotics, 403 U.S. 388 1971 . As noted…

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 01-2426
ROBERT EDWARD THORNTON, JR.,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
SUSAN KING MARTIN, Social Security Admin-
istration; JANE L. WARREN, Social Security
Administration; D. F. BILLETT, Administrative
Law Judge,
Defendants - Appellees.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
South Carolina, at Greenville. Cameron McGowan Currie, District
Judge. (CA-01-2388-6-22BC)
Submitted: January 28, 2002 Decided: February 7, 2002
Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Robert Edward Thornton, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Robert Edward Thornton, Jr., seeks to appeal the district
court’s order dismissing his civil action alleging that the
Appellees improperly handled his social security case. Finding no
reversible error, we affirm.
We find that the action is most properly construed as one
under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Nar-
cotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). As noted by the district court,
Thornton does not specify any claim against the Appellees other
than that they improperly handled his application for social
security benefits and improperly evaluated him. Even if we liber-
ally construe his complaint to allege due process violations, we
find that Thornton fails to state a claim upon which relief may be
granted under Bivens. See Schweiker v. Chilicky, 487 U.S. 412,
428-29 (1988).
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order. We dis-
pense 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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