Larry Crowe’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “A district court has inherent power to sanction attorneys for bad faith conduct in litigation; we review the exercise of this power for abuse of discretion. A court abuses its discretion when its finding of bad faith is based on an erroneous view of the law or a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence. In attorney suspension and disbarment cases, the finding of bad faith must be supported by clear and convincing proof Clear and convincing proof is a high standard, requiring more than a preponderance of the evidence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Cochener

2. “that weight of proof which produces in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be established, evidence so clear, direct and weighty and convincing as to enable the fact finder to come to a clear conviction, without hesitancy, of the truth of the precise facts of the case.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 611 F. App'x 834 - In Re: Robert Booker

3. “4.1.1 False Statements of Material Fact-In the course of negotiating or concluding a settlement, a lawyer may not knowingly make a false statement of material fact (or law) to a third person.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 212 F. Supp. 2d 435 - Ausherman v. Bank of America Corp.