Sumner v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
678 F.2d 202 · 1982
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1395 (§ 1801 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1395F (§ 1814 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1395H (§ 1816 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Town of Mashpee v. Mashpee Tribe · Ryan v. United States · Wood v. Strickland · Procunier v. Martinez · United States Arant v. Lane
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“This court has recognized a limited exception to this general principle, and because of the special circumstances civilian and military pay involve, has applied laches in those cases to bar certain suits filed within the statute of limitations period. See, e.g., Brundage v. United States, 205 Ct. Cl. 502 , 504 F.2d 1382 (1974), cert. denied, 421 U.S. 998 (1975). [other citations omitted].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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