Hunt v. Weinberger’s Empirical Analysis
527 F.2d 544 · 1975
Citation profile
17 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 5 U.S.C. § 701
Relies on Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · Flast v. Cohen · Weinberger v. Salfi · Patterson v. United States
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 24 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A determination, revised determination, decision, or revised decision may be reopened-- 7 (a) Within 12 months of the date of the notice of the initial determination, for any reason; [or] 8 (b) Within 4 years of the date of the notice of the initial determination if we find good cause, as defined in Sec. 404.989, to reopen the case....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“as he deems necessary. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(b). After considering Jessee's additional evidence, the Secretary simply decided not to reopen the prior decision. Therefore, the district court correctly dismissed Jessee's suit. In the absence of a constitutional challenge, the Secretary's refusal to reopen a prior adverse determination”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.