David v. Hernandez’s Empirical Analysis
2017
Citation profile
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 23 Cal. 3d 180 - Doers v. Golden Gate Bridge, Higway & Transportation District · 35 Cal. 4th 395 - People v. Panah · People v. Sanchez · Sargon Enterprises, Inc. v. University of Southern California · 29 Cal. 4th 1096 - Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Superior Court
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'so irrational or arbitrary that no reasonable person could agree with it.' [Citation.] But the court's discretion is not unlimited, especially when, as here, its exercise implicates a party's ability to present its case. Rather, it must be exercised within the confines of the applicable legal principles.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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