Dickenson v. Petit’s Empirical Analysis
728 F.2d 23 · 1984
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Batterton v. Francis · Turner v. Prod Department of Social Services of State of California · Dickenson v. Petit · James v. O'Bannon · Bell v. Massinga
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“of any child or relative claiming aid to families with dependent children, or of any other individual (living in the same home as such child or relative) whose needs the State determines should be considered in determining the need of the child or relative claiming such aid”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Sweeney v. Murray“the time of payment seems . . . but a superficial distinction; all necessary expenses must be met sometime.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Heckler v. Turner
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.