Case Name: Walter F. SMITH, Petitioner, v. PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-11-08
Citations: 496 F. App'x 321
Docket Number: No. 12-1578
Parties: Walter F. SMITH, Petitioner, v. PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.
Judges: Before MOTZ, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 496
Pages: 321–321

Head Matter:
Walter F. SMITH, Petitioner, v. PINE RIDGE COAL COMPANY; Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, United States Department of Labor, Respondents.
No. 12-1578.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Oct. 30, 2012.
Decided: Nov. 8, 2012.
S.F. Raymond Smith, David Huffman Law Services, Parkersburg, West Virginia, for Petitioner. Mark E. Solomons, Laura Metcoff Klaus, Greenberg Traurig LLP, Washington, D.C., for Respondents.
Before MOTZ, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Petition denied by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Walter F. Smith seeks review of the Benefits Review Board's decision and order affirming the administrative law judge's denial of black lung benefits pursuant to 30 U.S.C.A. § 901 to 945 (West 2007 & Supp.2012). Our review of the record discloses that the Board's decision is based upon substantial evidence and is without reversible error. Accordingly, we deny the petition for review for the reasons stated by the Board. Smith v. Pine Ridge Coal Co., No. 11-0457 BLA (BRB Mar. 23, 2012). We dispense 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.
PETITION DENIED.