                          United States Court of Appeals
                             FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
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                                    No. 97-3833ND
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Maryann B. Posl,                     *
                                     *
                   Appellant,        *
                                     * Appeal from the United States
      v.                             * District Court for the District of
                                     * North Dakota.
Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of    *
Social Security,                     *        [UNPUBLISHED]
                                     *
                   Appellee.         *
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                            Submitted: April 13, 1998
                                Filed: April 22, 1998
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Before FAGG and HANSEN, Circuit Judges, and STROM,* District Judge.
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PER CURIAM.

      Maryann B. Posl appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment upholding
the Commissioner's decision to deny Posl disability insurance and supplemental security
income benfits. After careful review of the administrative record and the parties' briefs,
we conclude substantial evidence supports the decision of the Commissioner that Posl
is not disabled for Social Security purposes and the judgment of the district court is
correct. This case presents no novel issues to justify an extended


      *
      The Honorable Lyle E. Strom, United States District Judge for the District of
Nebraska, sitting by designation.
discussion. Accordingly, we affirm for the reasons stated in the district court's
memorandum and order. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

      A true copy.

            Attest:

                     CLERK, U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, EIGHTH CIRCUIT.




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