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* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion
should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circum-
stances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
July 9, 2004
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-31183
Summary Calendar
THOMAS J. SMITH, JR.,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee,
versus
PRESTON L. SCARBROUGH, Reverend,
Appellant.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Louisiana
No. 03-CV-1300-R
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Before SMITH, DeMOSS, and STEWART, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Reverend Preston Scarbrough and Carolyn Scarbrough Smith,
mother of Thomas J. Smith, Jr., a minor, appeal, on behalf of the
minor, the dismissal of Scarbrough’s petition seeking review of the
denial of Supplemental Security Income benefits. See 42 U.S.C.
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§ 405(g). The suit filed by Rev. Scarbrough did not toll the limi-
tations period, because he lacked the capacity to represent the
plaintiff. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); 20 C.F.R. § 416.1481; 28 U.S.C.
§ 1654; FED. R. CIV. P. 11(a), 17(c); Gonzales v. Wyatt, 157 F.3d
1016, 1021-22 (5th Cir. 1998). Because the time for filing suit
has expired, appellants cannot prevail. See § 405(g); § 416.1481;
Gonzales, 157 F.3d at 1021-22.
AFFIRMED.
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