134 F. Supp. 2d 640 - Schwartz v. Halter’s Empirical Analysis
2001
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Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Cotter v. Harris · Plummer v. Apfel · Dobrowolsky v. Califano · Kent v. Schweiker · Wayne R. Hartranft v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner Social Security Administration
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“Unless the Secretary has analyzed all evidence and has sufficiently explained the weight he has given to obviously probative exhibits, to say that his decision is supported by substantial evidence approaches an abdication of the court’s ‘duty to scrutinize the record as a whole to determine whether the conclusions reached are rational.’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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