Greer v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Barnhart Commissioner of Social Security v. Walton · Zurawski v. Halter · Hattie Dixon v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration · Knight v. Chater
Most-quoted passages
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“The ALJ must inquire: 1) whether the claimant is still working; 2) whether the claimant has a severe impairment; 3) whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals a listed impairment 4) if the claimant does not suffer from a listed impairment, whether [s]he can perform past relevant work; and 5) whether the claimant is capable of performing any work in the national economy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.