Supreme Court· 6/10/1991
Melkonyan v. Sullivan
Citations
- 501 U.S. 89
- 111 S. Ct. 2157
- 115 L. Ed. 2d 78
- 1991 U.S. LEXIS 3322
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- holding that a district court may not use inherent power to remand in a disability benefits case
- holding that a court may remand the case after passing on its merits and issuing a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the Commissioner’s decision
- holding that a district court may not use inherent power to remand in a disability benefits case
- recognizing that Congress created two methods of remand under § 405(g), a sentence four and a sentence six remand
- holding that a sentence four remand is a final judgment that terminates the civil action
- holding that under the EAJA a judgment is no longer appealable once the time for filing an appeal has lapsed
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- Donald B. Jackson v. Shirley Chater, Commissioner of Social SecurityEleventh Circuit· 1996-11-20· cited 417×
- Thomas FLORES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeNinth Circuit· 1995-06-05· cited 365×
- Judith Perlman v. Swiss Bank Corporation Comprehensive Disability Protection PlanSeventh Circuit· 2000-01-06· cited 319×
- Wayne Cline v. Commissioner of Social SecuritySixth Circuit· 1996-05-01· cited 277×
- Richlin Security Service Co. v. ChertoffSupreme Court· 2008-06-02· cited 271×
- Roxie Hollon, on Behalf of Joseph W. Hollon v. Commissioner of Social SecuritySixth Circuit· 2006-05-22· cited 206×
- Sharon Travis v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationEighth Circuit· 2007-02-28· cited 206×
- Roscoe CAMPBELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeSeventh Circuit· 1993-03-16· cited 199×
- Tanya Buckner v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationEighth Circuit· 2000-05-22· cited 178×
- Hoa Hong Van v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security AdministrationNinth Circuit· 2007-02-26· cited 165×
- Stillwell v. BrownVeterans Claims· 1994-03-11· cited 156×
- Wells v. BarnhartD. Massachusetts· 2003-06-19· cited 151×
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Sullivan v. HudsonSupreme Court· 1989-06-12· cited 844×
- Sullivan v. FinkelsteinSupreme Court· 1990-06-18· cited 706×
- United States v. SmithSupreme Court· 1991-03-20· cited 361×
- J.H. McQuiston v. John O. Marsh, Jr., Secretary of the Army, United States Army Missile CommandNinth Circuit· 1983-06-09· cited 111×
- Sarah L. McDONALD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppellantSeventh Circuit· 1984-03-15· cited 107×
- United States v. JonesSupreme Court· 1949-04-18· cited 64×
- Zakhar Melkonyan v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of HhsNinth Circuit· 1990-01-31· cited 28×
- Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Inc. v. PierceD.C. Circuit· 1985-03-01· cited 12×
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