Simmons v. Harris’s Empirical Analysis
602 F.2d 1233 · 1979
Citation profile
45 federal appellate · 2 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 74 later decisions — most recently February 2017 · most notably Bloodsworth v. Heckler (1983), Wiggins v. Schweiker (1982)
45 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
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)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · Hayes v. Celebrezze · Gaultney v. Weinberger
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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“more than a mere scintilla. It means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““Moreover, the claimant shoulders a weighty burden of establishing the existence of a disability within the meaning of the Act. . . As a consequence of these limitations, the court will rarely overturn the decision of the Secretary even if we would have decided the case differently had we been the trier of fact. Notwithstanding its circumscribed function, it is imperative that the court scrutinize the record in its entirety to determine the reasonableness of the decision reached. . . . Furthermore, ‘the claimant’s burden [of proof] is not insuperable.’ . . .” (Simmons v. Harris, 602 F.2d 1233, 1235-1236 [5th Cir. 1979])”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]he findings and decision of the Secretary are conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(g). The reviewing court thus has a very limited role, and may not decide the facts anew or substitute its judgment for that of the Secretary.”
2 later decisions 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.