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  1. United States v. W
    United States v. W, 638 F.2d 947 (6th Cir. 1981)cited by 6,782
  2. Darryl McGore v. Gene L. Wrigglesworth, Chief Sheriff Richard Chinelli, Administrator Ingham County Sheriff's Department
    McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 5,774
  3. Hill v. Lappin
    Hill v. Lappin, 630 F.3d 468 (6th Cir. 2010)cited by 5,444
  4. Eloise HOWARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Eloise HOWARD v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 932 F.2d 505 (6th Cir. 1991)cited by 3,383
  5. Debra Rogers v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Rogers v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 486 F.3d 234 (6th Cir. 2007)cited by 2,960
  6. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & Company
    Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. St. & Clyde H. St. v. J.C. Bradford & Co., 886 F.2d 1472 (6th Cir. 1990)cited by 2,756
  7. Thaddeus-X and Earnest Bell, Jr. v. Blatter
    Thaddeus-X & Earnest Bell, Jr. v. Blatter, 175 F.3d 378 (6th Cir. 1999)cited by 2,638
  8. Blakley v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Blakley v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 581 F.3d 399 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 2,357
  9. William Street v. Corrections Corporation of America, Jimmy Turner, and Dexter Stephen
    Street v. Corr. Corp. of Am., Jimmy Turner, & Dexter Stephen, 102 F.3d 810 (6th Cir. 1996)cited by 2,285
  10. Wells v. Brown
    Wells v. Brown, 891 F.2d 591 (6th Cir. 1989)cited by 2,257
  11. Charlene M. CUTLIP v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Cutlip v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 25 F.3d 284 (6th Cir. 1994)cited by 2,042
  12. Allen King v. Eric Taylor
    King v. Taylor, 694 F.3d 650 (6th Cir. 2012)cited by 2,021
  13. Robert M. Wilson v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Wilson v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 378 F.3d 541 (6th Cir. 2004)cited by 1,996
  14. Bassett v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
    Bassett v. Nat'l Collegiate Athletic Ass'n, 528 F.3d 426 (6th Cir. 2008)cited by 1,989
  15. Rabbers v. Commissioner Social Security Administration
    Rabbers v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., 582 F.3d 647 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 1,964
  16. David Bowen v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Bowen v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 478 F.3d 742 (6th Cir. 2007)cited by 1,905
  17. Luther D. Mullen v. Otis Bowen, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Richard G
    Mullen v. Bowen, 800 F.2d 535 (6th Cir. 1986)cited by 1,895
  18. Clarence WALTERS v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
    Walters v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 127 F.3d 525 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 1,852
  19. James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. Boyd
    Jourdan v. Jabe, 951 F.2d 108 (6th Cir. 1991)cited by 1,754
  20. Shehee v. Luttrell
    Shehee v. Luttrell, 199 F.3d 295 (6th Cir. 1999)cited by 1,689
  21. Shirley J. MITCHELL v. TOLEDO HOSPITAL
    Mitchell v. Toledo Hosp., 964 F.2d 577 (6th Cir. 1992)cited by 1,675
  22. Angela M. Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Jones v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 336 F.3d 469 (6th Cir. 2003)cited by 1,584
  23. Grinter v. Knight
    Grinter v. Knight, 532 F.3d 567 (6th Cir. 2008)cited by 1,568
  24. Tackett v. M & G POLYMERS, USA, LLC
    Tackett v. M & G Polymers, USA, LLC, 561 F.3d 478 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 1,543
  25. Directv, Inc. And Echostar Satellite L.L.C. v. Mark Treesh, Commissioner for the Department of Revenue for the State of Kentucky
    Directv, Inc. v. Mark Treesh, Comm'r for the Dep't of Revenue for the State of Ky., 487 F.3d 471 (6th Cir. 2007)cited by 1,485
  26. Gregory A. Ivey v. George Wilson, Ron Hanley, Lt. Barnes, Robert Hendricks, Dewey Sowders, Capt. Barnett, Phil Parker, Andy Knight, and Tom Stewart
    Ivey v. Wilson, 832 F.2d 950 (6th Cir. 1987)cited by 1,439
  27. Randy Berkshire v. Debra Dahl
    Berkshire v. Dahl, 928 F.3d 520 (6th Cir. 2019)cited by 1,438
  28. McPherson v. Kelsey
    McPherson v. Kelsey, 125 F.3d 989 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 1,409
  29. Williams v. Curtin
    Williams v. Curtin, 631 F.3d 380 (6th Cir. 2011)cited by 1,408
  30. Douglas GARNER v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Garner v. Heckler, 745 F.2d 383 (6th Cir. 1984)cited by 1,400
  31. Henry Lavado, Jr. v. Patrick W. Keohane
    Lavado v. Keohane, 992 F.2d 601 (6th Cir. 1993)cited by 1,380
  32. Danny L. KEY v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
    Key v. Callahan, 109 F.3d 270 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 1,347
  33. Kenneth Jay Wilson v. Lewis Yaklich, United States of America
    Wilson v. Yaklich, 148 F.3d 596 (6th Cir. 1998)cited by 1,325
  34. Edward E. Westlake v. William Lucas, Sheriff of Wayne County
    Westlake v. Lucas, 537 F.2d 857 (6th Cir. 1976)cited by 1,315
  35. Gunasekera v. Irwin
    Gunasekera v. Irwin, 551 F.3d 461 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 1,315
  36. Eric Martin v. William Overton
    Martin v. Overton, 391 F.3d 710 (6th Cir. 2004)cited by 1,312
  37. Eddie W. ABBOTT v. Louis M. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Abbott v. Sullivan, 905 F.2d 918 (6th Cir. 1990)cited by 1,290
  38. Tjymas Blackmore v. Kalamazoo County
    Tjymas Blackmore v. Kalamazoo Cnty., 390 F.3d 890 (6th Cir. 2004)cited by 1,282
  39. Miller v. Currie
    Miller v. Currie, 50 F.3d 373 (6th Cir. 1995)cited by 1,267
  40. Richard G. Lawler v. Ronald C. Marshall, Supt. Dunn, Captain McAlister Lieutenant Dunn, Officer Boehm, Officer Paul Adams
    Lawler v. Marshall, 898 F.2d 1196 (6th Cir. 1990)cited by 1,262
  41. Barbara L. BRAINARD v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Brainard v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 889 F.2d 679 (6th Cir. 1989)cited by 1,234
  42. Clarence Erwin Copeland v. Mark MacHulis James Stephens
    Copeland v. Mark MacHulis James Stephens, 57 F.3d 476 (6th Cir. 1995)cited by 1,231
  43. United States v. Vonner
    United States v. Vonner, 516 F.3d 382 (6th Cir. 2008)cited by 1,222
  44. Rose M. Clark v. National Travelers Life Insurance Company
    Clark v. Nat'l Travelers Life Ins. Co., 518 F.2d 1167 (6th Cir. 1975)cited by 1,217
  45. Carolyn Comstock v. Norris McCrary v. S. Thyagarajan and David Howell
    Carolyn Comstock v. Norris McCrary v. S. Thyagarajan & David Howell, 273 F.3d 693 (6th Cir. 2001)cited by 1,203
  46. Wayne LaFountain v. Shirlee Harry
    LaFountain v. Shirlee Harry, 716 F.3d 944 (6th Cir. 2013)cited by 1,200
  47. Scott L. Matthews v. Leon E. Jones, Sr., Jefferson County Police Department, and Unknown Police Officer, Jefferson County Police Department
    Matthews v. Jones, 35 F.3d 1046 (6th Cir. 1994)cited by 1,178
  48. Lucas Burgess v. Gene Fischer
    Burgess v. Fischer, 735 F.3d 462 (6th Cir. 2013)cited by 1,163
  49. In re Prison Litigation Reform Act
    In re Prison Litig. Reform Act, 105 F.3d 1131 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 1,162
  50. Keith A. Mira v. Ronald C. Marshall
    Mira v. Marshall, 806 F.2d 636 (6th Cir. 1986)cited by 1,155
  51. Everson v. Leis
    Everson v. Leis, 556 F.3d 484 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 1,151
  52. Lloyd D. Alkire v. Judge Jane Irving
    Alkire v. Irving, 330 F.3d 802 (6th Cir. 2003)cited by 1,151
  53. Gutierrez v. Lynch
    Gutierrez v. Lynch, 826 F.2d 1534 (6th Cir. 1987)cited by 1,120
  54. Wagner v. Smith
    Wagner v. Smith, 581 F.3d 410 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 1,090
  55. Theodore R. Allen v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent
    Allen v. E. P. Perini, 424 F.2d 134 (6th Cir. 1970)cited by 1,064
  56. Edward E. ERCEGOVICH v. GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Ercegovich v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 154 F.3d 344 (6th Cir. 1998)cited by 1,057
  57. Frazier v. State of Michigan
    Frazier v. Michigan, 41 F. App'x 762 (6th Cir. 2002)cited by 1,043
  58. Torrance Pilgrim v. John Littlefield
    Torrance Pilgrim v. Littlefield, 92 F.3d 413 (6th Cir. 1996)cited by 1,041
  59. Theresa E. Foster v. William A. Halter
    Foster v. Halter, 279 F.3d 348 (6th Cir. 2002)cited by 1,026
  60. Ruby E. Heston v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Heston v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 245 F.3d 528 (6th Cir. 2001)cited by 1,021
  61. Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Kirk v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 667 F.2d 524 (6th Cir. 1981)cited by 1,017
  62. Margaret FELISKY v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services
    Felisky v. Bowen, 35 F.3d 1027 (6th Cir. 1994)cited by 986
  63. Bellamy v. Bradley
    Bellamy v. Bradley, 729 F.2d 416 (6th Cir. 1984)cited by 972
  64. Phillips v. Roane County, Tenn.
    Phillips v. Roane Cnty., Tenn., 534 F.3d 531 (6th Cir. 2008)cited by 967
  65. Deborah Colvin v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security
    Colvin v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 475 F.3d 727 (6th Cir. 2007)cited by 965
  66. Frances Buxton v. William A. Halter, Commissioner of Social Security
    Buxton v. Halter, 246 F.3d 762 (6th Cir. 2001)cited by 955
  67. Thomas L. Apple v. John Glenn, U.S. Senator
    Apple v. Glenn, 183 F.3d 477 (6th Cir. 1999)cited by 949
  68. Carolyn Morgan v. Church's Fried Chicken
    Morgan v. Church's Fried Chicken, 829 F.2d 10 (6th Cir. 1987)cited by 945
  69. Philip D. Overstreet v. Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
    Overstreet v. Lexington-Fayette Urban Cnty. Gov't, 305 F.3d 566 (6th Cir. 2002)cited by 915
  70. Charles Gayheart v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Gayheart v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 710 F.3d 365 (6th Cir. 2013)cited by 909
  71. Shane Group, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich.
    Shane Group, Inc. v. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mich., 825 F.3d 299 (6th Cir. 2016)cited by 909
  72. Keith Harbin-Bey v. Lyle Rutter
    Harbin-Bey v. Rutter, 420 F.3d 571 (6th Cir. 2005)cited by 906
  73. Forrest Zayne Brown, Stephen Michael Richmond, Christopher Michael Croft, and Tony Lynn Meadows v. Alan Bargery
    Brown v. Bargery, 207 F.3d 863 (6th Cir. 2000)cited by 905
  74. Anthony C. Greene v. Jack Barber, Edward Hillyer, Victor Gillis, William Hegarty, and the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
    Greene v. Barber, 310 F.3d 889 (6th Cir. 2002)cited by 904
  75. Bass v. McMahon
    Bass v. McMahon, 499 F.3d 506 (6th Cir. 2007)cited by 899
  76. Mary Elizabeth Leary and Glenda H. Williams v. Stephen Daeschner
    Leary v. Daeschner, 349 F.3d 888 (6th Cir. 2003)cited by 892
  77. Robert L. Smith, Jr. v. Donal Campbell, Warden Janice Buchanan Kay Winkler
    Smith v. Donal Campbell, Warden Janice Buchanan Kay Winkler, 250 F.3d 1032 (6th Cir. 2001)cited by 877
  78. Cleamtee Garner, Father and Next-Of-Kin of Edward Eugene Garner, a Deceased Minor v. Memphis Police Department City of Memphis, Tennessee
    Cleamtee Garner, Father & Next-Of-Kin of Edward Eugene Garner, a Deceased Minor v. Memphis Police Dep't City of Memphis, Tenn., 8 F.3d 358 (6th Cir. 1993)cited by 865
  79. Southern MacHine Company, Inc. v. Mohasco Industries, Inc.
    Southern MacHine Co. v. Mohasco Indus., 401 F.2d 374 (6th Cir. 1968)cited by 855
  80. Yer Her v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Yer Her v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 203 F.3d 388 (6th Cir. 1999)cited by 844
  81. Mayer v. Mylod
    Mayer v. Mylod, 988 F.2d 635 (6th Cir. 1993)cited by 837
  82. Terry Summers v. Simon Leis, Sheriff
    Summers v. Leis, 368 F.3d 881 (6th Cir. 2004)cited by 825
  83. 16630 Southfield Ltd. Partnership v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B.
    16630 Southfield Ltd. P'ship v. Flagstar Bank, F.S.B., 727 F.3d 502 (6th Cir. 2013)cited by 822
  84. Josie CASEY v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
    Josie CASEY v. Sec'y of Health & Human Servs., 987 F.2d 1230 (6th Cir. 1993)cited by 822
  85. Saeid B. Amini v. Oberlin College
    Amini v. Oberlin Coll., 259 F.3d 493 (6th Cir. 2001)cited by 804
  86. The Ohio National Life Insurance Company v. United States
    The Ohio Nat'l Life Ins. Co. v. United States, 922 F.2d 320 (6th Cir. 1990)cited by 802
  87. Jimmie L. Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security
    Howard v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 276 F.3d 235 (6th Cir. 2002)cited by 794
  88. Samantha Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville and Bush-Quayle '92 Committee, Inc.
    Sistrunk v. City of Strongsville & Bush-Quayle '92 Comm., 99 F.3d 194 (6th Cir. 1997)cited by 789
  89. Vivian J. Scheid v. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc.
    Scheid v. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops, Inc., 859 F.2d 434 (6th Cir. 1988)cited by 786
  90. Tommy J. McClanahan v. Commissioner of Social Security
    McClanahan v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., 474 F.3d 830 (6th Cir. 2006)cited by 784
  91. James Yates Rust, Jr. v. Rex A. Zent, Warden
    Rust v. Zent, 17 F.3d 155 (6th Cir. 1994)cited by 774
  92. Scott Peatross v. City of Memphis
    Peatross v. City of Memphis, 818 F.3d 233 (6th Cir. 2016)cited by 765
  93. Musson Theatrical, Inc., and Modernage Photo Service, Inc., for Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated v. Federal Express Corporation
    Musson Theatrical, Inc. v. Fed. Express Corp., 89 F.3d 1244 (6th Cir. 1998)cited by 751
  94. Donald G. Wexler v. White's Fine Furniture, Inc.
    Wexler v. White's Fine Furniture, Inc., 317 F.3d 564 (6th Cir. 2003)cited by 750
  95. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission
    Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Fed. Trade Comm'n, 710 F.2d 1165 (6th Cir. 1983)cited by 750
  96. Jeffrey Moldowan v. Maureen Fournier
    Moldowan v. Fournier, 578 F.3d 351 (6th Cir. 2009)cited by 746
  97. Ronnie Lee Maupin v. Steve Smith, Superintendent, Kentucky State Reformatory and Steven L. Beshear, Attorney General of Kentucky
    Maupin v. Smith, 785 F.2d 135 (6th Cir. 1986)cited by 742
  98. In re American Medical Systems, Inc. Pfizer, Inc.
    In re Am. Med. Sys., Inc. Pfizer, Inc., 75 F.3d 1069 (6th Cir. 1996)cited by 735
  99. Scottsdale Insurance v. Flowers
    Scottsdale Ins. v. Flowers, 513 F.3d 546 (6th Cir. 2008)cited by 732
  100. Linda M. Kocsis v. Multi-Care Management, Inc., D/B/A Bath Manor Special Care Centre
    Kocsis v. Multi-Care Mgmt., Inc., 97 F.3d 876 (6th Cir. 1996)cited by 701

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