United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 96-2322 ___________

Joseph L. Johnson, * * Plaintiff-Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Nebraska. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner * of Social Security, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Defendant-Appellee. * ___________

Submitted: December 9, 1996

Filed: March 3, 1997 ___________

Before BOWMAN and LAY, Circuit Judges, and Smith,1 District Judge. ___________

PER CURIAM.

Joseph Johnson brings this appeal from the district court’s2 order affirming an administrative law judge (ALJ)’s decision to deny him social security disability benefits. The district court upheld the ALJ’s ruling because it did not contain errors of law and was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. See Mitchell v. Shalala, 25 F.3d 712, 714 (8th Cir. 1994). We have reviewed the parties’ arguments carefully, and we agree with the district court’s determination. Because an

1 The Honorable Ortrie D. Smith, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, sitting by designation. 2 The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, United States District Judge for the District of Nebraska. opinion would lack precedential value, we affirm without further discussion. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

A true copy.

Attest:

CLERK, U. S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.

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