Weigel v. Weigel’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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. ““If a trial or hearing has been commenced and the judge is unable to proceed, any other judge may proceed with it upon certifying familiarity with the record and determining that the proceedings in the case may be completed without prejudice to the parties. In a hearing or trial without a jury, the successor judge shall at the request of a party recall any witness whose testimony is material and disputed and who is available to testify again without undue burden. The successor judge may also recall any other witness.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baldwin v. Baldwin

2. ““[a] successor judge ‘must have sufficient confidence in the existing record to be able to resolve the case on a fair and intelligent basis.’ 12 James Wm. Moore, Moore’s Federal Practice § 6S.05[6][a] (1998). ‘If a successor judge is satisfied that he or she cannot perform the duties imposed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with respect to the particular case, the successor is empowered to and must order a new trial. Id.’””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Baldwin v. Baldwin