Billy Grisso v. JoAnne B. Barnhart

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Billy Grisso v. JoAnne B. Barnhart, 199 F. App'x 581 (8th Cir. 2006)

Billy Grisso v. JoAnne B. Barnhart

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

In 1981, Billy Grisso was awarded disability benefits. In 1983, he was sen- *582 fenced to 25 years in prison for felony offenses, and his benefits were suspended pursuant to a former federal law, 42 U.S.C. § 402(x)(l) (1993) (amended 1994), which provided that an individual imprisoned for a felony could not receive benefits unless he participated in an approved rehabilitation program. In 1997, Grisso filed an application with the Social Security Administration for approval of an industrial training program he had participated in from July 1984 to July 1992. An administrative law judge (ALJ) refused to approve the program, the district court 1 affirmed, and Grisso appeals. After thorough review of the record and the parties’ submissions, we find substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s decision. See Dukes v. Barnhart, 436 F.3d 923, 926 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review). We also find no abuse of discretion in the district court’s denial of Grisso’s motion for reconsideration. See In re Charter Commc’ns, Inc., 443 F.3d 987, 993 (8th Cir.) (standard of review), petition for cert. filed, 75 U.S.L.W. 3034 (U.S. July 7, 2006) (No. 06-43).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. We also deny as moot Grisso’s motion to “call up” records.

1

. The Honorable E. Richard Webber, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Reference

Full Case Name
Billy GRISSO, Appellant, v. Jo Anne B. BARNHART, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee
Status
Unpublished