Charles v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis
375 F.3d 777 · 2004
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Budinich v. Becton Dickinson & Co. · Osterneck v. Ernst & Whinney · Thompson v. Immigration and Naturalization Service · Browning v. Sullivan · Dennis W. Pearsall v. Larry Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Substantial evidence is less than a preponderance but is enough that a reasonable mind would find it adequate to support the Commissioner's conclusion.”
5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he burden of production shifts to the Commissioner at step five to submit evidence of other work in the national economy that [the claimant] could perform, given her RFC”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Given this evidence, Dr. Rock’s assessment of [the plaintiffs] inability to stand no more than four hours a day is not supported by substantial evidence. None of Dr. Rock’s records following [the plaintiffs] onset date note any such restrictions. Furthermore, the history of [the plaintiffs] back and arthritis problems indicates that her condition was controlled mostly with medication and some restriction on her daily activities. However, Dr. Rock never reported any severe problems, particularly any restrictions for standing and walking. Dr. Rock’s opinion was conclusory and unsupported by medical findings. The consultative physicians relied upon objective test results. Therefore, the ALJ had discretion to rely on the consulting physicians’ opinions to determine [the plaintiffs] limitations. Here, these physicians determined that [the plaintiff] could stand for at least six hours in a work day, thus placing her in the light exertional work category.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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