UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 98-1309
JOSEPH T. SERE,
Plaintiff - Appellant,
versus
KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,
Defendant - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis-
trict of Virginia, at Alexandria. Barry R. Poretz, Magistrate
Judge. (CA-97-1055-A)
Submitted: May 14, 1998 Decided: May 27, 1998
Before WIDENER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges, and BUTZNER, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joseph T. Sere, Appellant Pro Se. Adam Trevor Ackerman, SOCIAL
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals the magistrate judge's order granting the
Commissioner's motion for summary judgment on Appellant's complaint
seeking review of the Commissioner's denial of social security
benefits. * We have reviewed the record and the magistrate judge's
opinion and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on
the reasoning of the magistrate judge. Sere v. Apfel, No. CA-97-
1055-A (E.D.Va. Feb. 9, 1998). 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 deci-
sional process.
AFFIRMED
*
The parties consented to jurisdiction of the magistrate
judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. § 636(c) (West 1994 & Supp. 1998).
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