UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-1213

LEROY YATES,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, at Baltimore. Charles B. Day, Magistrate Judge. (CA-99- 1178-DKC)

Submitted: August 29, 2000 Decided: September 26, 2000

Before WILKINS, WILLIAMS, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Stephen F. Shea, WILLONER, CALABRESE & ROSEN, P.A., College Park, Maryland, for Appellant. Lynne A. Battaglia, United States Attor- ney, Allen F. Loucks, Assistant United States Attorney, Arthur J. Fried, General Counsel, Charlotte J. Hardnett, Principal Deputy General Counsel, John M. Sacchetti, Associate General Counsel, Frieda Schlemeyer Colfelt, Office of the General Counsel, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Baltimore, Maryland, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Leroy Yates appeals from the magistrate judge’s order* grant-

ing summary judgment to the Commissioner of Social Security on his

claim for disability benefits. Having reviewed the briefs and the

administrative record, we find that substantial evidence supported

the Administrative Law Judge’s decision denying benefits. Accord-

ingly, we affirm on the reasoning of the district court. See Yates

v. Apfel, No. CA-99-1178-DKC (D. Md. Dec. 15, 1999). 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

* The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge pursuant to

(c)(1) (1994).

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