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Nature of Suit Code: 863
Nature of Suit: Social Security - DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-2435

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Aaron Olson

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security; James Counts

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendants - Appellees

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the District of Minnesota - Minneapolis

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 Submitted: March 17, 2016

Filed: March 24, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 15-2435 Page: 1 Date Filed: 03/24/2016 Entry ID: 4381276 
Aaron Olson appeals from the order of the District Court dismissing his suit

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in which he named the Social SecurityAdministration (SSA) Commissioner and SSA

case manager James Counts. Olson sought review of the denial of his application for

disability insurance benefits (DIB) and an order requiring SSA and Counts to refrain

from reducing his supplemental security income (SSI) benefits. He also filed a

motion for joinder of claimin order to seek damagesfromCounts under Bivens v. Six

Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). The

District Court denied the motion for joinder and dismissed Olson’s case. Olson

appeals. 

We have carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ submissions on appeal,

and we agree with the District Court that the DIB claim is time-barred. It was

brought more than three years after expiration of the time allowed for an appeal to a

district court and there are no grounds for equitable tolling. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g);

Burns v. Prudden, 588 F.3d 1148, 1150 (8th Cir. 2009) (setting out the elements

required to establish entitlement to equitable tolling). Further, Olson failed to exhaust

his remedies on the claim for improper reduction of SSI benefits. See Sipp v. Astrue,

641 F.3d 975, 979–80 (8th Cir. 2011) (explaining the requirement for exhaustion of

administrative remedies). Finally, Olson cannot maintain a Bivens claim against

Counts. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(h); Schweiker v. Chilicky, 487 U.S. 412, 414 (1988).

We affirm the judgment of the District Court.

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The Honorable Donovan W. Frank, United States District Judge for the

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District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable

Jeffrey J. Keyes, United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota.

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Appellate Case: 15-2435 Page: 2 Date Filed: 03/24/2016 Entry ID: 4381276