UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 99-1321

RONALD E. ROSE,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western Dis- trict of Virginia, at Big Stone Gap. Glen M. Williams, Senior Dis- trict Judge. (CA-98-13-B)

Submitted: August 31, 1999 Decided: September 27, 1999

Before WILKINS, HAMILTON, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

John P. Bradwell, SHORTRIDGE & SHORTRIDGE, Norton, Virginia, for Appellant. James A. Winn, Chief Counsel, Region III, William B. Reeser, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Robert P. Crouch, Jr., United States Attorney, Julie C. Dudley, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Ronald E. Rose appeals the district court’s order granting the

Commissioner’s motion for summary judgment in his complaint chal-

lenging the Commissioner’s denial of his application for Supplemen-

tal Security Income. We have reviewed the record and the district

court’s opinion accepting the recommendation of the magistrate

judge and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we grant Rose’s

motion to submit the case on briefs, and affirm on the reasoning of

the district court. See Rose v. Apfel, No. CA-98-13-B (W.D. Va.

Jan. 27, 1999).

AFFIRMED

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