James Newsome v. Commissioner of Social Securit, No. 09-2518 (6th Cir. 2011)
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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION File Name: 11a0051n.06 No. 09-2518 FILED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT LEONARD GREEN, Clerk JAMES EDWARD NEWSOME, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee. BEFORE: ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Jan 24, 2011 ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN OPINION SUHRHEINRICH, COLE, and COOK, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Plaintiff-Appellant James Edward Newsome appeals the district court s order affirming the denial of his application for Disability Insurance Benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) by Defendant-Appellee Commissioner of Social Security. We AFFIRM. We review de novo a district court s decision in a social security case. Crum v. Sullivan, 921 F.2d 642, 644 (6th Cir. 1990). Our review of the Commissioner s decision is limited to determining whether the findings are supported by substantial evidence and whether the correct legal standards were applied. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g); Colvin v. Barnhart, 475 F.3d 727, 729-30 (6th Cir. 2007). Newsome contends that the administrative law judge failed properly to consider medical opinion evidence and give good reasons for not giving weight to the opinions of his treating physician and certain specialist physicians. We have carefully reviewed the record, the applicable law, and the parties briefs. We agree with the district court and AFFIRM, adopting its thorough and wellreasoned opinion.
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