T h e H o n o r a b le E v a n J. W a lla c h , o f th e U n ite d S ta te s C o u r t o f I n te r n a tio n a l T r a d e , sittin g b y d e sig n a tio n . * 1 09- 2289- cv Ter r er i v . As t r ue UN ITED STA TES CO URT OF AP P EALS F OR TH E S ECO N D CI RCU IT 

## SUMMARY ORDER
Ruli ng s b y su m m ar

y or de r do no t h ave pr ece de ntial e ff ect . Ci ta ti onto a su m m ar y o r de r filed on or

after January 1, 2007, is permit ted a nd is governed by F ederal Rule of Appellate P r oc ed ur e 32 .1 a nd

this c ou r t’ s Loc al

Rule 32. 1.1. Whe n c it in g a su m m ar y or de r in a d oc um en t f

il ed with this court, a par ty must cit e either t he Feder al Appendix or an electronic database (with t he notati on “summ ary ord er”). A part y citing a summar

y order must serve a copy of it on any party not r epresented by cou nsel. At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second C ircuit , held at the Daniel Pat rick Moynihan Un ited Stat es Courthouse, 500 Pearl St reet, in the City of New York, on the 3 day of March, two t housand ten . rd PRE SE NT: J OS É A. C AB R ANES ,

B A R R I NGT ON D. P AR KER , Circuit Jud ges , E V A N J. W

ALL ACH , Judge. *

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Pl aint iff -A ppella nt ,

-v .- No . 09 -2 289 -cv M I CHAEL J. A S T R UE , Commissioner of Social Sec urity

Defenda nt-App ellee

.

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AP P ELLEE : VER NON N ORWOOD , Sp ecial As s is tan t U ni te d S tat es At to rney (KathleenM . M ehl tr et te r , Unit ed S tat es At to rney fo r th e Wes te rn D is tr

ict of New Yor k, S te ph en P. Conte, Ac ting Chie f Counsel - Regi on II, Of fice of Gen er al Co un s el, So cial

Secur it y Ad mi ni s tr ati on , o n th e brief ) N ew Yo r k, N Y.2

CO UN SE L F OR

AP P ELLAN T: K ENNET H H I L L ER , L aw O ff ice o f Kenn eth H ill er , Amh er s t, NY. App eal f r oma ju dgm ent

of th e Unit ed S tat es Di s tr

ict Cou r t f or th e Wes te rn D is tr

ict of New Yor k ( J oh n T . Cu r tai n, Judge

).

UPON CONSIDERAT ION WHEREOF, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJ UDGED, AN D D ECREED tha t th e j ud gm en t of the Di stri ctC ou rt i s AF F IRME D

. Plaintiff Fr ank R . Terr eri appea ls fr om the March 27, 2009 judgment of the District Court denying plaintiff’s motion f

or judgment on the pleadi ngs, granting defendant’s motion for judgment on the plea dings, and affirming the decision of the Commissioner of the Socia l Security A dministr ation (the “ Com mi s s io ner ”) denying pl ain ti ff ’s app lic ati onfo r

di s abilit y be nef it s . O n ap peal

pl ain ti ff argue s tha t th e D ist ric t C ou rt e rre d i n a ffi rmi ng the de ci sio n o f th e A dm inist ra tive Law J ud ge (“ AL J”) be ca use the ALJ failed to consider or explain his reasons f or discr editing the opinion of Terreri’s treating physician, i n violation of 20 C .F.R. § 4 04.1527(d)(2). We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts andpr oce du r al his to ry of

th e cas e. We have review ed ea ch of plaintiff’s claim and find it to be wi thout merit. Subs tantially for the r eas on s s tat ed b y the D is tr ict Cou r t i n i ts car ef

ul andth ought ful d ecis io n d ate d M ar ch 1 0, 2 009 , see T er re ri v.A st ru e, 07 -CV -0 027 7 (

W.D .N .Y. M ar ch 1 8, 2 009 ), th e M ar ch 2 7, 2 009 ju dgm ent of th e Di s tr ict C ou rt i s AF F IRME D

. FO R T HE CO URT , Ca therine O’Haga n Wolfe, C lerk