In Re Koch’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 102 · 11 U.S.C. § 1109 · 11 U.S.C. § 350 · 11 U.S.C. § 554 · 11 U.S.C. § 706 · 11 U.S.C. § 727 · 28 U.S.C. § 1334 · 28 U.S.C. § 1412
Relies on Chambers v. Nasco, Inc. · State v. Simpson · Trident Associates Ltd. Partnership v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. · Securities & Exchange Commission v. United States Realty & Improvement Co. · Universal Oil Co. v. Root Rfg. Co.
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 19 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A case may be reopened on motion of the debtor or other party in interest pursuant to § 350(b) of the Code. In a chapter 7, 12, or 13 case a trustee shall not be appointed by the United States trustee unless the court determines that a trustee is necessary to protect the interests of creditors and the debtor or to insure efficient administration of the case.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“[a] case may be reopened in the court in which such case was closed to administer assets, to accord relief to the debtor, or for other cause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.