Capitano v. Secretary of Health & Human Services’s Empirical Analysis
732 F.2d 1066 · 1984
Citation profile
16 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 402 (§ 202 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 416 (§ 216 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · Ford Motor Credit Co. v. Milhollin · Batterton v. Francis · New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino
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 23 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In any case where under subparagraph (A) an applicant is not ... the ... widow .,, but it is established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such applicant in good faith went through a marriage ceremony with [a fully insured] individual resulting in a purported marriage between them which, but for a legal impediment not known to the applicant at the time of such ceremony, would have been a valid marriage, and such applicant and the insured individual were living in the same household at the time of the death of such insured individual ..., then, for purposes of subparagraph (A) ..., such purported marriage shall be deemed to be a valid marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The provisions [entitling the "deemed" widow to benefits] shall not apply (i) if another person is or has been entitled to a benefit ... on the basis of the wages and self-employment income of such insured individual and such other person is ... a ... widow ... of such insured individual under subparagraph (A) at the time such applicant files the application, or (ii) if the Secretary determines, on the basis of information brought to his attention, that such applicant entered into such purported marriage with such insured individual with knowledge that it would not be a valid marriage.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) The widow ... of an individual who died a fully insured individual ... [who meets the four statutory requirements] shall be entitled to a widow's insurance benefit for each month... ending with the month preceding the first month in which any of the following occurs: she remarries, dies, becomes entitled to an old-age insurance benefit equal to or exceeding the primary insurance amount of such deceased individual.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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