UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 07-1171

CHRISTOPHER G. HICKS,

Plaintiff - Appellant,

versus

COMMISSIONER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at Asheville. Lacy H. Thornburg, District Judge. (1:06-cv-00222)

Submitted: September 19, 2007 Decided: October 10, 2007

Before WILKINSON, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

George L. Fitzgerald, Charlotte, North Carolina, for Appellant. Gretchen C.F. Shappert, United States Attorney, Sidney P. Alexander, Assistant United States Attorney, Dino Trubiano, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Robert J. Triba, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Boston, Massachusetts, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.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

Christopher G. Hicks appeals the district court’s order

dismissing this action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We

have reviewed the record and find no reversible error.

Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated by the district

court. Hicks v. Commissioner, No. 1:06-cv-00222 (W.D.N.C. Jan. 24,

2007). 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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