IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-30889
Summary Calendar
PAULA J. DAVIS,
Plaintiff-Appellant,
versus
KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER
SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Western District of Louisiana
USDC No. 97-CV-1813
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July 30, 1999
Before REAVLEY, SMITH, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Paula J. Davis appeals from the district court’s decision
upholding the denial of her application for supplemental security
income. She argues that substantial evidence does not exist to
support the Commissioner’s finding that she was not disabled, and
that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) erred when she found
Davis’s subjective complaints of pain and of the debilitating
side effects of her medications not to be credible. She also
asserts that the ALJ erred by not soliciting the testimony of a
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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that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent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 circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R.
47.5.4.
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vocational expert to determine whether substantial numbers of
jobs exist which she can perform despite her impairments.
A thorough review of the record reveals substantial evidence
to support the ALJ’s determination that Davis’s complaints of
pain and of the disabling side effects of her medications are
overdrawn. See Anthony v. Sullivan, 954 F.2d 289, 292 (5th Cir.
1992); Anderson v. Sullivan, 887 F.2d 630, 633 (5th Cir. 1989).
Further, because Davis fits the criteria set forth in Rule 201.28
of the Medical-Vocational Guidelines, the ALJ was entitled to
rely exclusively on the Guidelines in determining whether
substantial numbers of sedentary jobs exist in the national
economy. See Wren v. Sullivan, 925 F.2d 123, 126 (5th Cir.
1991); 20 C.F.R. pt. 404, subpt. P, app. 2, Rule 201.28.
Accordingly, the district court’s dismissal of Davis’s action is
AFFIRMED.