Michelle Ford v. Andrew Saul

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that an ALJ’s reliance on qualified, cogent, and uncontradicted expert testimony generally constitutes substantial evidence in support of the ALJ’s finding
• holding that ALJ reasonably discounted doctor’s opinion about claimant’s ability to work where the claimant testified that she could work occasional eight-hour shifts for FedEx
• holding that an “ALJ may permissibly reject check-off reports that do not contain any explanation of the bases of their conclusions” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• holding that “[t]he court will uphold the ALJ’s conclusion when the evidence is susceptible to more than one rational interpretation”
• holding that “[a] conflict between a treating physician’s opinion and a claimant’s activity level” supports rejection of the physician’s opinion
• holding that medical source opinion that described abilities as “limited” and “fair” were not useful in determining a claimant’s RFC

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

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• Sarahrose Kilpatrick v. Kilolo Kijakazi
  Ninth Circuit· 2022-05-27· cited 125×
• Tyrone White v. Kilolo Kijakazi
  Ninth Circuit· 2022-08-08· cited 99×
• Lorain Ann Stiffler v. Martin O'Malley
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-05-28· cited 89×
• Brian Glanden v. Kilolo Kijakazi
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-11-16· cited 75×
• James Wischmann v. Kilolo Kijakazi
  Ninth Circuit· 2023-05-17· cited 69×
• Juanita Cross v. Martin O'Malley
  Ninth Circuit· 2024-01-05· cited 67×
• James Terry v. Andrew Saul
  Ninth Circuit· 2021-05-28· cited 59×
• Christopher Obrien v. Frank Bisignano
  Ninth Circuit· 2025-07-01· cited 17×
• Nadon v. Bisignano
  Ninth Circuit· 2025-07-25
• Ortiz v. Bisignano
  Ninth Circuit· 2026-06-24

Cites

36 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×
• Mathews v. Eldridge
  Supreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
• Biestek v. Berryhill
  Supreme Court· 2019-04-01· cited 12,652×
• Consolidated Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-05· cited 12,026×
• Molina v. Astrue
  Ninth Circuit· 2012-04-02· cited 5,375×
• Maureen Thomas v. Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-01-24· cited 4,989×
• Tackett v. Apfel
  Ninth Circuit· 1999-06-25· cited 4,755×
• Deborah L. Burch v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-01-20· cited 4,563×
• Orn v. Astrue
  Ninth Circuit· 2007-07-16· cited 4,142×
• Lester v. Chater
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-11-03· cited 3,990×
• Tommasetti v. Astrue
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-07-17· cited 3,958×
• Raymond E. ANDREWS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1995-05-01· cited 3,694×
• Jana M. Bayliss v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2005-11-02· cited 3,474×
• Carmickle v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-07-24· cited 3,454×
• Armstrong v. Manzo
  Supreme Court· 1965-04-27· cited 2,943×
• Sullivan v. Zebley
  Supreme Court· 1990-02-20· cited 2,580×
• Robbins v. Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2006-10-26· cited 2,546×
• Valentine v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2009-07-20· cited 2,431×
• Kathryn C. Rollins v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-08-17· cited 2,116×
• Bradley Lewis v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-01-02· cited 1,925×