UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 06-1116

STEVEN OWENS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

JO ANNE B. BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Abingdon. James P. Jones, Chief District Judge. (1:05-cv-00037-jpj)

Submitted: October 31, 2006 Decided: January 9, 2007

Before WILKINSON, MICHAEL, and MOTZ, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Joseph E. Wolfe, Norton, Virginia, for Appellant. Donna L. Calvert, Regional Chief Counsel, William B. Reeser, Supervisory Regional Counsel, Reesha Kang Trznadel, Assistant Regional Counsel, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John L. Brownlee, United States Attorney, Sara Bugbee Winn, Assistant United States Attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:

Steven Owens appeals the district court’s order accepting

the magistrate judge’s recommendation to affirm the Commissioner’s

denial of disability insurance benefits. We must uphold the

decision to deny benefits if the decision is supported by

substantial evidence and the correct law was applied. See

(g) (2000); Craig v. Chater,

(4th Cir.

1996). We have thoroughly reviewed the administrative record and

the parties’ briefs and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we

affirm. See Owens v. Barnhart, No. 1:05-cv-00037-jpj (W.D. Va.

Nov. 18, 2005). 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

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