140 N.C. App. 780 - Stevens v. Guzman’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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

1. “ÍA] judgment is entered when it is reduced to writing, signed by the judge, and filed with the clerk of court. The party designated by the judge or, if the judge does not otherwise designate, the party who prepares the judgment, shall serve a copy of the judgment upon all other parties within three days after the judgment is entered. Service and proof of service shall be in accordance with Rule 5. (emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 146 N.C. App. 483 - Durling v. King

2. “[t]he failure of the trial court to enter an order, however, is not a matter to be addressed on an appeal from that inaction, but instead is to be addressed through a writ of mandamus filed with this Court.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re THT

3. “obligat[ed] to enter orders disposing of a party's motions”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re THT