Drayton v. Toler’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““The record in the above case indicates that no proceeding has been docketed therein for a period of more than two consecutive years. Unless the Court, upon written application filed within thirty days from the receipt of this notice, shall otherwise order the action will be dismissed. “In the absence of such application to or order by the Court the Clerk will, in accordance with the local civil rules of this court, enter upon the record ‘dismissed, without prejudice under Rule 18’ and upon application by defendant will tax the costs against the plaintiff (s).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Marquette Appliances, Inc. v. Wexler