IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 02-50284 Summary Calendar

EARL D KINARD

Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

JO ANNE B BARNHART, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Defendant - Appellee

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. A-01-CV-348 SC -------------------- October 24, 2002

Before KING, Chief Judge, and WIENER and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Earl D. Kinard appeals the district court’s affirmance of

the Social Security Commissioner’s decision which denied him

disability insurance benefits. We affirm essentially for the

reasons stated in the district court’s memorandum opinion. See

Kinard v. Barnhart, No. 01-CV-348 (W.D. Tex. March 13, 2002).

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.