In Re DeSimone’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. “... debts under § 523(a)(6) [another section of 11 U.S.C. § 523 (a)] are not included in the list of debts which are not dischargeable under § 1328(a). The law is clear therefore that debts which fall within the scope of § 523(a)(6) may still be discharged pursuant to § 1328(a).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Adams · Christensen v. New Jersey, Division of Motor Vehicles (In Re Christensen)

2. “(a) As soon as practicable after completion by the debtor of all payments under the plan, unless the court approves a written waiver of discharge executed by the debtor after the order for relief under this chapter, the court shall grant the debtor a discharge of all debts provided for by the plan or disallowed under section 502 of this title, except any debt— (1)provided for under section 1322(b)(5) of this title; or (2)of the kind specified in section 523(a)(5) of this title.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Handeen v. LeMaire