In re Zele’s Empirical Analysis

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13 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions

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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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““Under the law the burden is on the petitioner to establish good moral character only during the five-year period, not earlier. Petition of Zele, 2 Cir., 127 F.2d 578 ; United States v. Clifford, 2 Cir., 89 F.2d 184 ; United States v. Rubia, 5 Cir., 110 F.2d 92 ; In re Aldecoa, D.C.Idaho, 22 F.Supp. 659 , 601. And it has consistently been construed liberally so as to sanction forgiveness after the expiration of five years from the date of a disbarring misdeed. In re Trum, D.C.W.D.Mo., 199 F. 361 ; In re Conti, D.C.W.D.Tenn., 217 F. 833 ; In re Guliano, D.C.S.D.N.Y., 156 F. 420 ; United States v. Mirsky, D.C.S.D.N.Y., 17 F.2d 275 ; In re Nagy, D.S.S.D.Tex., 3 F.2d 77 ; Application of Polivka, D.C.W.D.Pa., 30 F.Supp. 67 . See, also, In re Schlau, 2 Cir., 136 F.2d 480 .””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Schwab v. Coleman · Application of Murra

2. “been and still is a person of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and well disposed to the good order and happiness of the United States.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Application of Murra