Mitchell v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 401 (§ 201 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 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)
Relies on McCoy v. Schweiker · Landess v. Weinberger · Tennant v. Schweiker · Northcutt v. Califano · Leonard H. Garrett v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Most-quoted passages
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““We conclude that the plaintiff’s impairments include a severe manipulative limitation in that plaintiff is unable to use effects of carpal tunnel syndrome. The rules set out in Appendix 2 pertain to the strength requirements of jobs and by their terms are thus not applicable in this case where the plaintiff’s restrictions are not wholly related to strength.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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