UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 96-1784

JEROME GOODMAN, Plaintiff - Appellant, versus SHIRLEY S. CHATER, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. M. J. Garbis, District Judge. (CA-95-698- MJG)

Submitted: February 28, 1997 Decided: March 18, 1997

Before MURNAGHAN, LUTTIG, and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Jerome Goodman, Appellant Pro Se. Patricia McEvoy Smith, Assistant Regional Counsel, Robert Drum, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Allen F. Loucks, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

See Local Rule 36(c).

PER CURIAM: Jerome Goodman appeals the district court's order granting the Commissioner's motion for summary judgment in his claim challenging the application of the Windfall Elimination Provision to his award of Social Security retirement benefits. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion accepting the magistrate judge's recommendation and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. Goodman v. Chater, Commis- sioner, No. CA-95-698-MJG (D. Md. May 6, 1996). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequate- ly presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED