Gerstein v. Bowen’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
1 district ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 403 (§ 203 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 404 (§ 204 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Mullen v. Bowen · McCuin v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Munsinger v. Schweiker · DeLong v. Heckler
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If you or any other party is dissatisfied with the hearing decision or with the dismissal of a hearing request, you may request that the Appeals Council review that action. The Appeals Council may deny or dismiss the request for review, or it may grant the request and either issue a decision or remand the case to an administrative law judge.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gutierrez v. Bowen“The word 'However' in the quoted passage is particularly suggestive that reopening is intended to be for the benefit of the disappointed applicant only....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hale v. Sullivan
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.