RODRIGUEZ v. BOWEN

No. 88-1070 Summary Calendar.

857 F.2d 275 (1988)

Benito RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary Ellen Felps, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Nathan K. Kobin, Atty., Dept. of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, Md., for defendant-appellee.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, JOHNSON, and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff Benito Rodriguez appeals an order by the district court granting the Secretary of Health and Human Services' motion for summary judgment and affirming the Secretary's denial of Rodriguez's claim for disability benefits. We find that the Secretary's decision to deny benefits to Rodriguez was supported by substantial evidence and consequently, we affirm.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Rodriguez filed an application...

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