In Re Mednet’s Empirical Analysis

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1 federal appellate · 3 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 29 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he court shall not allow compensation for- (i) unnecessary duplication of services; or (ii) services that were not- (I) reasonably likely to benefit the debtor’s estate; or (II) necessary to the administration of the case.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ferrette & Slater v. United States Trustee (In Re Garcia) · Strand v. T

2. “[t]he applicant must demonstrate ... that the services were 'reasonably likely' to benefit the estate at the time the services were rendered.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Pope v. Vu (In Re Vu) · In re Roman Catholic Bishop of Great Falls

3. “First, were the services authorized? Second, were the services necessary or beneficial to the administration of the estate at the time they were rendered? Third, are the services adequately documented? Fourth, are the fees requested reasonable, taking into consideration the factors set forth in § 330(a)(3)? Finally, [did] the professional exercisef ] reasonable billing judgment^]”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Leichty v. Neary