Stephens v. West’s Empirical Analysis
1999
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412
Relies on Commissioner, Immigration & Naturalization Service v. Jean · Karnas v. Derwinski · Essex Electro Engineers, Inc. v. United States · Stillwell v. Brown · 11 Vet. App. 268 - Stegall v. West
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“and in determining the reasonableness of the Secretary's position during the administrative proceedings the court looks to”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi“the circumstances surrounding the resolution of the dispute,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi“the relevant, determinative circumstances.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Smith v. Principi
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.