UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-1131
WILLIE H. MITCHELL, JR.,
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 Elizabeth City. Terrence W. Boyle,
Chief District Judge. (CA-02-4)
Submitted: March 20, 2003 Decided: March 27, 2003
Before WILLIAMS and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Willie H. Mitchell, Jr., Appellant Pro Se. Rudolf A. Renfer, Jr.,
Assistant United States Attorney, 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Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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).
PER CURIAM:
Willie H. Mitchell, Jr., appeals the district court’s order
denying review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of
Supplemental Security Income benefits. Mitchell contends only that
the district court overlooked the Commissioner’s failure to
consider the report of a consultative physician as required by
Social Security Ruling 96-6p (“SSR 96-6p”). We affirm.
This court reviews the Commissioner’s final decision to
determine whether it is supported by substantial evidence and
whether the correct law was applied. Pass v. Chater, 65 F.3d 1200,
1203 (4th Cir. 1995). Because the Commissioner’s decision indicates
that the opinion of the consultative physician was considered and
provides reasons for the weight accorded to that physician’s
report, we find no violation of SSR 96-6p. See 20 C.F.R. §
416.927(f) (2002).
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order denying
judicial review of the Commissioner’s decision. 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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