Shepherd v. Apfel’s Empirical Analysis
1997
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2412 · 42 U.S.C. § 406 (§ 206 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Hensley v. Eckerhart · Blum v. Stenson · Pierce v. Underwood · William Marbury v. James Madison · Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.
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.
“Although [the p]laintiff's counsel's application for fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 406 is untimely, the court notes that the government has not raised any objection. Therefore, the Court will issue a ruling.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[u]nless otherwise provided by statute or order of the court.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Pierce v. Barnhart
How this case has been treated — in progress
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