Pitzer v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
908 F.2d 502 · 1990
Citation profile
34 federal appellate · 8 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 104 later decisions — most recently February 2019 · most notably 15229b v. Dar Lester, 15161b v. Dar a Smolen
34 federal appellate · 8 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
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 Gallant v. Heckler · Sprague v. Bowen · Winans v. Bowen · Stone v. Heckler
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 104 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[t]he non-examining physicians' conclusion, with nothing more, does not constitute substantial evidence, particularly in view of the conflicting observations, opinions, and conclusions of an examining physician.”
9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. James Salmon v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner, Social Security Administration · 60 soc.sec.rep.ser. 541, unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 16155b, 1999 Daily Journal D.A.R. 1855 David Morgan v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security Administration“[h]istory of pain and limitation of motion in any weight bearing joint or spine (on physical examination) associated with X-ray evidence of arthritis in a weight bearing joint or spine.”
3 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.”
3 later decisions 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.