Zurawski v. Halter’s Empirical Analysis

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42 federal appellate ·

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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 237 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “5. It is not sufficient for the adjudicator to make a single, conclusory statement that “the individual’s allegations have been considered” or that “the allegations are (or are not) credible.””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 233 F. Supp. 2d 1030 - Robinson v. Barnhart · 234 F. Supp. 2d 832 - Hert v. Barnhart

2. “1) is the plaintiff currently unemployed; 2) does the plaintiff have a severe impairment; 3) does the plaintiff have an impairment that meets or equals one of the impairments listed as disabling in the Commissioner’s regulations; 4) is the plaintiff unable to perform his past relevant work; and 5) is the plaintiff unable to perform any other work in the national economy?”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ray v. Colvin · 234 F. Supp. 2d 832 - Hert v. Barnhart

3. “(1) whether the claimant is currently [un]employed; (2) whether she has a severe impairment; (3) whether the claimant’s impairment meets or equals one listed [in 20 C.F.R. § 404 , Subpt. P, App. 1]; (4) whether the claimant can perform her past work; and (5) whether the claimant is capable of performing work in the national economy.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 306 F. Supp. 2d 804 - Kavadius v. Barnhart · 543 F. Supp. 2d 860 - Michael v. Astrue