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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit regarding a case brought by Robert Thornton against administrative law judges and examiners involved in handling his social security case. The court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, finding that Thornton failed to state a valid claim for relief even if his complaint was construed as alleging due process violations under Bivens. The court determined that Thornton did not specify any valid claims against the defendants other than that they improperly handled his social security application and evaluation.

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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit regarding a case brought by Robert Thornton against administrative law judges and examiners involved in handling his social security case. The court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, finding that Thornton failed to state a valid claim for relief even if his complaint was construed as alleging due process violations under Bivens. The court determined that Thornton did not specify any valid claims against the defendants other than that they improperly handled his social security application and evaluation.

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    This document is an unpublished opinion from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit regarding a case brought by Robert Thornton against administrative law judges and examiners involved in handling his social security case. The court affirmed the lower court's dismissal, finding that Thornton failed to state a valid claim for relief even if his complaint was construed as alleging due process violations under Bivens. The court determined that Thornton did not specify any valid claims against the defendants other than that they improperly handled his social security application and evaluation.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 01-2427

    ROBERT EDWARD THORNTON, JR.,


    Plaintiff - Appellant,
    versus
    D. F. BILLETT, Administrative Law Judge;
    CARROLL H. CRAWFORD, Vocational Expert; JANE
    L. WARREN, DDS Examiner; SUSAN KING MARTIN,
    DDS Examiner,
    Defendants - Appellees.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of
    South Carolina, at Greenville. Cameron McGowan Currie, District
    Judge. (CA-01-2520-6-22BC)

    Submitted:

    January 28, 2002

    Decided:

    February 7, 2002

    Before NIEMEYER, LUTTIG, and TRAXLER, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.


    Robert Edward Thornton, Jr., Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.


    See Local Rule 36(c).

    PER CURIAM:
    Robert Edward Thornton, Jr., seeks to appeal the district
    courts

    order

    dismissing

    his

    civil

    action

    alleging

    Appellees improperly handled his social security case.

    that

    the

    Finding no

    reversible error, we affirm.


    We find that the action is most properly construed as one
    under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Fed. Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).

    As noted by the district court,

    Thornton does not specify any claim against the Appellees other
    than that they improperly handled his application for social
    security benefits and improperly evaluated him.

    Even if we liber-

    ally construe his complaint to allege due process violations, we


    find that Thornton fails to state a claim upon which relief may be
    granted under Bivens.

    See Schweiker v. Chilicky, 487 U.S. 412,

    428-29 (1988).
    Accordingly, we affirm the district courts order.

    We dis-

    pense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions
    are adequately presented in the materials before the court and
    argument would not aid the decisional process.

    AFFIRMED

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