Mack v. Finch’s Empirical Analysis
1970
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Davis v. Soja · Chamberlin v. Dade County Board of Public Instruction · Jamieson v. Folsom · Robinson v. Celebrezze · Bowen v. Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““While it seems harsh to deny the plaintiff a right to prosecute this action further, his remedy must depend upon Congressional authority. However, the loss, if any he suffers, results from his own dereliction in depriving the court of jurisdiction because of his failure to file within the sixty-day period.” Mack v. Finch, 313 F.Supp. 478 (W.D. Pa.1970).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Jurisdiction in the district court depends therefore upon the claimant pursuing his remedy in the district court within that [60-day] period of time. This period is legislative and cannot be altered by the courts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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