Jennie Rhodes v. Michael J. Astrue, No. 09-3215 (8th Cir. 2010)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - Social Security. Denial of benefits affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 09-3215 ___________ Jennie D. Rhodes, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * Eastern District of Missouri. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of * Social Security, * [UNPUBLISHED] * Appellee. * ___________ Submitted: May 6, 2010 Filed: May 12, 2010 ___________ Before MELLOY, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Jennie Rhodes appeals from the order of the District Court1 affirming the Social Security Commissioner s decision issued after a hearing before an administrative law judge (ALJ) and consistent with the ALJ s decision denying Rhodes s May 2005 application for supplemental security income. Following careful de novo 1 The Honorable Jean C. Hamilton, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Lewis M. Blanton, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri. review, see Halpin v. Shalala, 999 F.2d 342, 345 46 (8th Cir. 1993) (explaining that court of appeals reviews mixed questions of law and fact de novo, even where claimant failed to object to the magistrate judge's factual findings), we conclude that the Commissioner s decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole, see Tilley v. Astrue, 580 F.3d 675, 679 (8th Cir. 2009) (noting that affirmance is warranted where the ALJ s decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole). Accordingly, we affirm. ______________________________ -2-
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