Sims v. Apfel

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that whether to order a consultative examination lies within the ALJ’s discretion
• “whether to order a consultative examination lies within the ALJ’s discretion”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Sims v. Apfel
  Fifth Circuit· 2001-01-11· cited 33×
• Sims v. Apfel
  Fifth Circuit· 2000-08-15
• White v. Berryhill
  District of Columbia· 2022-09-15

Cites

6 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Sims v. Apfel
  Supreme Court· 2000-06-05· cited 2,263×
• Patricia GREENSPAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-12-30· cited 777×
• Elbert L. BOWLING, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-10-18· cited 618×
• Manuel M. Villa v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services
  Fifth Circuit· 1990-02-02· cited 511×
• Ethel PAUL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
  Fifth Circuit· 1994-08-18· 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×