Wolverton v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis
726 F.2d 580 · 1984
Citation profile
35 federal appellate · 9 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 42 U.S.C. § 406 (§ 206 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Rawlings v. Heckler · Foster v. Tourtellotte · Hoang Ha v. Schweiker
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 74 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he ALJ was not reversed for improper balancing, but because there was no evidence contradicting the medical experts' unanimous finding of disability”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“specifies only a limitation on the amount that a claimant must pay toward lawyers' fees”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“had a reasonable basis both in law and in fact,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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