In Re: Jerry Jastrem’s Empirical Analysis

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1 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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he definition of `claim' in bankruptcy is exceedingly broad. A `claim' is `a right to payment, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment....'”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Seth E. Sicroff, Debtor, Stephen C. Jett v. Seth E. Sicroff, and Office of the United States Trustee, Trustee · Sicroff v. E

2. “`abridge, enlarge, or modify any substantive right.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Mid-City Parking, Inc. · In Re Thomas R. Beaty

3. “Because we are in as good a position as the BAP to review bankruptcy court rulings, we independently examine the bankruptcy court's decision, reviewing the bankruptcy court's interpretation of the Bankruptcy Code de novo and its factual findings for clear error.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Eliapo v. US