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Parties Involved:
Carolyn W. Colvin
Appellee
Gural Foster
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1014

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Gural Foster

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock

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 Submitted: September 20, 2016

Filed: September 23, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1014 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/23/2016 Entry ID: 4451221 
Gural Foster appeals after the District Court1

 dismissed his amended complaint

apparently challenging the discontinuation of Supplemental Security Income

payments. The complaint was dismissed without prejudice based on Foster’s failure

to exhaust his administrative remedies. Upon de novo review, we conclude that the

dismissal was proper. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (providing for judicial review of final

decisions of the Commissioner of Social Security); Schoolcraft v. Sullivan, 971 F.2d

81, 84–85 (8th Cir. 1992) (“In order for the district court to have subject matter

jurisdiction under section 405(g), a claimant must have presented a claim for benefits

to the Secretary and exhausted the administrative remedies prescribed by the

Secretary.” (footnote omitted)), cert. denied, 510 U.S. 1081 (1994); see also Sipp v.

Astrue, 641 F.3d 975, 979 (8th Cir. 2011) (standard of review). Accordingly, we

affirm.

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The Honorable D.P. Marshall Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern

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

J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Appellate Case: 16-1014 Page: 2 Date Filed: 09/23/2016 Entry ID: 4451221