Douglas Cox v. Michael J. Astrue, No. 12-1533 (8th Cir. 2012)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Civil case - Social Security. District court did not err in denying Cox's request for a waiver of recovery of overpaid disability benefits.
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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 12-1533 ___________________________ Douglas L. Cox lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant v. Michael J. Astrue, Social Security Commissioner lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri - Kansas City ____________ Submitted: October 3, 2012 Filed: October 9, 2012 [Unpublished] ____________ Before BYE, GRUENDER, and BENTON, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Douglas L. Cox appeals the district court s1 order affirming the determination that he is not entitled to a waiver of recovery of overpaid disability insurance benefits. 1 The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri. Upon de novo review, see Sipp v. Astrue, 641 F.3d 975, 981 (8th Cir. 2011), we agree with the district court that substantial evidence supports the administrative law judge s determination that Cox was not without fault in causing the overpayment. We also find no abuse of discretion in the district court s denial of Cox s motion for appointment of counsel. See Phillips v. Jasper County Jail, 437 F.3d 791, 794 (8th Cir. 2006) (standard of review; there is no constitutional or statutory right to counsel in civil case). The district court is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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