Frank v. Barnhart

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “A medical expert’s testimony is required only in very limited circumstances . . . . Otherwise, the decision whether to utilize a medical expert is discretionary.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cites

28 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Richardson v. Perales
  Supreme Court· 1971-05-03· cited 22,864×
• Paul W. Douglass v. United Services Automobile Association
  Fifth Circuit· 1996-03-28· cited 8,052×
• Shalala v. Schaefer
  Supreme Court· 1993-06-24· cited 4,378×
• Sullivan v. Zebley
  Supreme Court· 1990-02-20· cited 2,580×
• Newton v. Apfel
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-04-25· cited 880×
• Patricia GREENSPAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-12-30· cited 777×
• Don E. LEGGETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley E. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1995-10-30· cited 563×
• Kernis J. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-12-06· cited 462×
• Curtis SELDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-09-07· cited 444×
• Benito RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1988-10-14· cited 441×
• Frances Hames v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-06-13· cited 417×
• L.B. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1987-03-26· cited 345×
• Pete FALCO, SSN 452-44-9336, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-07-29· cited 286×
• John F. Masterson, Jr. v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
  Fifth Circuit· 2002-09-04· cited 280×
• Neva SPELLMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1993-09-13· cited 277×
• Myers v. Apfel
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-01-11· cited 239×
• Charlie Mae SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-09-12· cited 152×
• Arthur K. MOORE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary, of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-08-08· cited 143×
• Louise HAYWOOD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1989-10-16· cited 112×
• Luis Chico v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Second Circuit· 1983-06-27· cited 108×