Thomas v. Derwinski’s Empirical Analysis

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Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “‘“[G]ood cause’ depends upon circumstances of individual case, and finding of its existence lies largely in discretion of ... court to which decision is committed. It is a relative and highly abstract term, and its meaning must be determined not only by verbal context of statute in which term is employed but also by context of action and procedures involved in type of case presented.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bobby G. Smith v. Eric K. Shinseki

2. “[o]n motion and upon a showing of good cause . . . for the purpose of a particular case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Juliana De Guzman v. R. James Nicholson

3. “context of the language of the rule and the specific situation presented”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Juliana De Guzman v. R. James Nicholson