Gentile v. Gardner’s Empirical Analysis

1969

Citation profile

cited by 7 later decisions

October 1971

most recently cited

2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

Relationships

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) · 5 U.S.C. § 1001

Relies on Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · National Labor Relations Board v. Columbian Enameling & Stamping Co. · Hobby v. Hodges · Goldman v. Folsom · Klimaszewski v. Flemming

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

“(A) inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months; * * * 4 * * * * * * 5”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Hamm v. Richardson · Gentile v. Finch
““The findings and decisions of the Secretary after a hearing shall be binding upon all individuals who were parties to such hearing. No findings of fact or decision of the Secretary shall be reviewed by any person, tribunal, or governmental agency except as herein provided. * * *””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Terrick v. Richardson
“an individual * * * shall be determined to be under a disability only if * * * he * * * cannot * * * engage in any * * * substantial gainful work which exists in the national economy, regardless of whether * * * he would be hired if he applied for work.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
e.g. Gentile v. Finch

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.