Johnson v. Califano’s Empirical Analysis
607 F.2d 1178 · 1979
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 4 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 23 later decisions — most recently September 2001
6 federal appellate · 4 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
Relies on Universal Camera Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board · Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Ehlert v. United States · Beavers v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare · Northern Indiana Public Service Co. v. Porter County Chapter of Izaak Walton League of America, Inc.
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]n every person's life there are difficulties which could, in the event of a disappearance, inferentially provide plausible explanations for an absence.” This statement is true of Gross-man, who experienced hardship, even tragedy, in the years immediately before he disappeared. Such”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“It is beyond dispute that the Appeals Council, and the Secretary, have the power to conclude that testimony, even if uncontradicted in the record, is not credible, since the Secretary is entrusted with the duty of making all findings of fact. Since the statutorily-mandated deference to findings of fact runs in favor of the Secretary, not the administrative law judge, the Appeals Council has the power to do so even if the administrative law judge has determined otherwise. Nevertheless, this Court still has the responsibility of determining whether there is substantial evidence to support the Appeals Council’s decision, and when the administrative law judge has concluded that a witness’s testimony is credible, that is an important factor to consider. The notion that special deference is owed to a credibility finding by a trier of fact is deeply imbedded in our law. The opportunity to observe the demeanor of a witness, evaluating what is said in the light of how it is said, and considering how it fits with the rest of the evidence gathered before the person who is conducting the hearing, is invaluable, and should not be discarded lightly.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Accordingly, the contrary findings of the ALJ are again “an important factor” for this Court to consider in its review of the Secretary’s final decision. Consistent with the teachings of Universal Camera Corp., supra, 340 U.S. 474 at 488 , 71 S.Ct. 456 at 464 , 95 L.Ed. 456 , we hold that the findings of the ALJ “fairly detract from [the] weight” of the evidence relied upon by the Secretary.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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