Chavez v. Berryhill’s Empirical Analysis
895 F.3d 962 · 2018
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Brault v. Social Security Administration · Elder v. Astrue · Donahue v. Barnhart · Purdy v. Berryhill
Most-quoted passages
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“[I]t does not take much knowledge of job markets to know that, while certain jobs may exist in large numbers (for example, a 'pizza baker,' DOT 313.381-014, who 'prepares and bakes pizza pies'), others clearly do not (such as a 'chef de froid,' DOT 313.281-010, who designs 'artistic food arrangements for buffets in formal restaurants' including 'mold[ing] butter into artistic forms').”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“We have seen the method applied in other Social Security cases and ... questioned its use in at least four opinions”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]f these job titles sound obscure, that is a fair reaction, as they come from 1977.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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