In Re Nan Beth Alt,’s Empirical Analysis

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7 district ·

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

1. “(1) the nature of the debt; (2) the timing of the petition; (3) how the debt arose; (4) the debtor’s motive in filing the petition; (5) how the debtor’s actions affected creditors; (6) the debtor’s treatment of creditors both before and after the petition was filed; and (7) whether the debtor has been forthcoming with the bankruptcy court and the creditors.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Hackerman v. Demeza (In re Demeza) · First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n v. Hansen (In re Hansen)

2. “(1) the debtor’s income; (2) the debtor’s living expenses; (3) the debtor’s attorney’s fees; (4) the expected duration of the Chapter 13 plan; (5) the sincerity with which the debtor has petitioned for relief under Chapter 13; (6) the debtor’s potential for future earning; (7) any special circumstances, such as unusually high medical expenses; (8) the frequency with which the debtor has sought relief before in bankruptcy; (9) the circumstances under which the debt was incurred; (10) the amount of payment offered by [the] debtor as indicative of the debtor’s sincerity to repay the debt; (11) the burden which administration would place on the trustee; (12) the statutorily mandated policy that bankruptcy provisions be construed liberally in favor of the debtor.”

   4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Brinkley · In Re Mehlhose

3. “[w]here present, the factors set forth by this court in the plan confirmation context are properly considered as well.... However, given the more severe consequences, the law also recognizes that ‘the bankruptcy court should be more reluctant to dismiss a petition under Section 1307(c) for lack of good faith than to reject a plan for lack of good faith under Section 1325(a).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. First Tennessee Bank National Ass'n v. Hansen (In re Hansen) · In re McDonald