152 Cal. App. 4th 63 - In re Stier’s Empirical Analysis

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38 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 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The Attorney General ... is the chief law officer of the state ( Cal. Const., art. V, § 13 ). As such he possesses not only extensive statutory powers but also broad powers derived from the common law relative to the protection of the public interest. [Citations.] '[H]e represents the interest of the people in a matter of public concern.' [Citation.] Thus, 'in the absence of any legislative restriction, [he] has the power to file any civil action or proceeding directly involving the rights and interests of the state, or which he deems necessary for the enforcement of the laws of the state, the preservation of order, and the protection of public rights and interest.' [Citation.] Conversely, he has the duty to defend all cases in which the state ... is a party. ( Gov. Code, § 12512.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Abbott Labs. v. Superior Court of Orange Cnty.

2. “intentional relinquishment or abandonment of a known right.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 181 Cal. App. 4th 1359 - In Re Noreen G.