Case Name: Wilbert W. KELLY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Joanne BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-03-22
Citations: 123 F. App'x 412
Docket Number: No. 04-1707
Parties: Wilbert W. KELLY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Joanne BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant, Appellee.
Judges: Before SELYA, LYNCH and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 123
Pages: 412–413

Head Matter:
Wilbert W. KELLY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Joanne BARNHART, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant, Appellee.
No. 04-1707.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
March 22, 2005.
Francis M. Jackson and Jackson & MacNichol on brief for appellant.
Paula Silsby, United States Attorney, Robert J. Triba, Regional Chief Counsel, Social Security Administration, and Eskunder Boyd, Special Assistant to the U.S. Attorney on brief for appellee.
Before SELYA, LYNCH and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After carefully considering the briefs and record on appeal, we affirm, for substantially the reasons stated in the magistrate's report and adopted by the district court. Among other problems, the appellant made no showing of documented, severe mental impairment. Substantial evidence supported the determination that his mental capacity was not significantly limited. Rodriguez v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 647 F.2d 218 (1st Cir.1981). He also made no showing that the record cast doubt on his ability to perform light work. An ALJ may render "commonsense judgments about functional capacity." Gordils v. Sec'y of Health & Human Serv., 921 F.2d 327, 329 (1st Cir.1990).
Finally, the appellant failed to preserve the issue of the ALJ's duty to develop the record. Passing allusion to the issue does not suffice. Keating v. Sec'y of Health & Human Serv., 848 F.2d 271 (1st Cir.1988).
Affirmed. 1st Cir. R. 27(c).