Carl Stowers v. Westmoreland Coal Company, Inc, No. 08-1699 (4th Cir. 2008)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 08-1699 CARL A. STOWERS, Petitioner, v. WESTMORELAND COAL COMPANY, INCORPORATED; DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, Respondents. On Petition for Review of an Order of the Benefits Review Board. (07-678-BLA) Submitted: November 13, 2008 Decided: November 18, 2008 Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges. Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Carl A. Stowers, Petitioner Pro Se. William Steele Mattingly, JACKSON KELLY, PLLC, Morgantown, West Virginia; Sean Gregory Bajkowski, Rita Ann Roppolo, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, Washington, D.C., for Respondents. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Carl A. Stowers seeks review of the Benefits Review Board s decision judge s denial and of §§ 901-945 (2000). Board s decision order black affirming lung the benefits administrative pursuant to 30 law U.S.C. Our review of the record discloses that the is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review stated for the reasons by the Board. Stowers v. Westmoreland Coal Co., Inc., No. 07-0678-BLA (B.R.B. Apr. 29, 2008). legal before We dispense with oral argument because the facts and contentions the court are adequately and argument presented would not in aid the the materials decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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