2002 WI App 239 - State v. Schneck’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. “[T]he test for the application of the civil rules of procedure is not only whether the statutes governing the instant proceeding are silent on the matter or otherwise set out a different procedure, but also whether the instant proceeding can be reconciled with the rules of civil procedure.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ryan · State v. Ryan

2. “We first examine the complaint to determine whether it states a claim and then review the answer to determine whether it joins a material issue of fact or law. If we conclude that the complaint and answer are sufficient to join issue, we examine the moving party's affidavits to determine whether they establish a prima facie case for summary judgment. If they do, we look to the opposing party's affidavits to determine whether there are any material facts in dispute that entitle the opposing party to a trial.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ryan · State v. Ryan

3. “a trial court cannot perform even the rudimentary initial steps of summary judgment methodology because the responses contemplated by [ch. 345] are not the equivalent of an answer in a conventional civil action”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Ryan