Priscilla Everette, as personal representative of the estate of Maggie Everette v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 04-2422
PRISCILLA EVERETTE, as personal representative
of the estate of Maggie Everette,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL
SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
District of North Carolina, at New Bern. Malcolm J. Howard,
District Judge. (CA-02-48-H)
Submitted: April 11, 2005 Decided: May 13, 2005
Before TRAXLER, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Priscilla Everette, Appellant Pro Se. Barbara Dickerson Kocher,
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Raleigh, North Carolina, for
Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).

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PER CURIAM:
Priscilla Everette, personal representative of the estate
of Maggie Everette, appeals the district court’s order granting the
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s
(“Commissioner”) motion for judgment on the pleadings and affirming
the Commissioner’s denial of disability insurance benefits, widow’s
insurance benefits, and supplemental security income benefits to
Maggie Everette prior to 1987. 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) (2000);
Craig v. Chater, 76 F.3d 585, 589 (4th Cir. 1996). Having
thoroughly reviewed the administrative record, we agree with the
district court that substantial evidence supports the
Commissioner’s final decision denying benefits. Accordingly, we
affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. See
Everette v. Barnhart, No. CA-02-48-H (E.D.N.C. Sept. 8, 2004). 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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