Pepper v. Colvin’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

22 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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 70 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “After careful consideration of the evidence, I find that the claimant’s medically determinable impairments could reasonably be expected to cause the alleged symptoms; however, the claimant’s statements concerning the intensity, persistence and limiting effects of these symptoms are not credible to the extent that they are inconsistent with the above residual functional capacity assessment.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Murphy v. Colvin · Keiper v. Berryhill

2. “ALJ used boilerplate language does not automatically undermine or discredit the ALJ's ultimate conclusion if he otherwise points to information that justifies his credibility determination.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Burmester v. Berryhill · 355 F. Supp. 3d 738 - Ephrain S. v. Berryhill

3. “[A]n ALJ must adequately explain his credibility finding by discussing specific reasons supported by the record.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Keiper v. Berryhill · 392 F. Supp. 3d 858 - Brenda L. v. Saul