* Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined th a t this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR .

R. 47.5.4. IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-30070 Summary Calendar WILLIAM POUNDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus KENNETH S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana USDC No. 97-CV-1108-E August 19, 1998 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * William Pounds appeals the district courtÂ’s judgment affirming the Social Security CommissionerÂ’s decision to terminate his disability insurance benef its. Pounds argues that there was no evidence to support the administrative law judgeÂ’s finding that his medical condition had improved. He also argues that the opinion of his treating physician should have been accorded more weight than that of the CommissionerÂ’s consulting physician, who examined him only once. After reviewing the record and the briefs of the parties, we find that the CommissionerÂ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and was based on proper legal standards. S ee Ripley v. Chater , 67 F.3d 552, 555 (5th Cir. 1995). Accordingly, we AFFIRM for essentially the same reasons adopted by the district court. S ee Pounds v. Callahan , No. 97-CV-1108-E (E.D. La. Dec. 30, 1997).

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