Millner v. Schweiker’s Empirical Analysis
725 F.2d 243 · 1984
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Stark v. Weinberger · Hall v. Harris · Boyd v. Heckler · Gordon v. Schweiker · Dousewicz 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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A treating physician’s diagnosis of claimant’s condition may be made after the relevant determination date and is entitled to significant weight if it is based on objective medical criteria.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“'A report of a non-examining, non-treating physician should be discounted and is not substantial evidence when contradicted by all other evidence in the record.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“it is immaterial that eight medical witnesses disagreed with the [Secretary's] conclusion, provided one such witness gave sufficient probative evidence.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.