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535 F. App'x 310

Josephine Harris v. Commissioner

U.S. Courts of Appeals

Decided July 29, 2013

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U.S. Courts of Appeals · decided 2013-07-29

Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636

Relies on Johnson v. Barnhart

Decided 2013-07-29

¶1 Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.

¶2 Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

PER CURIAM:

¶3 Josephine Harris appeals the magistrate judge’s order upholding the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision to deny her disability insurance benefits. * Our review of the Commissioner’s disability determination is limited to evaluating whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the correct law was applied. See Johnson v. Barnhart, 434 F.3d 650, 653 (4th Cir.2005). “Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted). We do not reweigh evidence or make credibility determinations in evaluating whether a decision is supported by substantial evidence; “[wjhere conflicting evidence allows reasonable minds to differ as to whether a claimant is disabled,” we defer to the Commissioner’s decision. Id. (internal quotation marks omitted).

¶4 With this framework in mind, we have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm the magis *311 trate judge’s order. Harris v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec., No. 1:11-cv-01516-SAG, 2013 WL 497647 (D.Md. filed Feb. 6, 2013 & entered Feb. 7, 2013). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

¶5 AFFIRMED.

*

¶6 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of the magistrate judge. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) (2006).

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