Clark v. Apfel

UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 99-1810 JAMES M. CLARK, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus KENNETH S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Secu- rity Administration, Defendant - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Virginia, at Richmond. Richard L. Williams, Senior Dis- trict Judge. (CA-98-519) Submitted: October 29, 1999 Decided: November 9, 1999 Before MURNAGHAN, MOTZ, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Charles D. Bennett, Jr., Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellant. James A. Winn, Regional Chief Counsel, Patricia M. Smith, Deputy Chief Counsel, Robert S. Drum, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Helen F. Fahey, United States Attorney, Joan E. Evans, Assistant United States Attorney, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM: James M. Clark appeals the district court's order adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and affirming the Commis- sioner's decision setting an onset date for award of disability benefits. We have reviewed the briefs and the administrative record, and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Clark v. Apfel, No. CA-98-519 (E.D. Va. May 18, 1999). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the ma- terials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. AFFIRMED 2