Nicks v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
696 F.2d 633 · 1983
Citation profile
38
cited by 38 later decisions
August 1987
most recently cited
27 federal appellate · 6 district ·
Relationships
Relies on McCoy v. Schweiker · Gagnon v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Northcutt v. Califano · Tucker v. Schweiker · Cole v. Harris
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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[i]f a claimant has a nonexertional impairment, the Guidelines and grid are not controlling and cannot be used to direct a conclusion of disabled or not disabled.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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