4 Ariz. App. 83 - Hoffman v. Hoffman’s Empirical Analysis

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49 state decisions

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

1. ““* * * We do not read Rule 7(a) [2], Rules of the Supreme Court as making it mandatory that we reverse when the appellee fails to file a brief. This is particularly so when as here, the persons most interested in the proceedings (the two minor girls) are not individually represented in the action. We do not know why the mother failed to file an answering brief, be it neglect, financial inability or otherwise, but to reverse the decision of the trial court concerning the custody and well being of two minor children because their mother failed or was unable to file an answering brief would not, we believe, serve the ends of justice and we do not believe that Rule 7(a) [2], Rules of the Supreme Court, 17 A.R.S., or the decisions of the Arizona Supreme Court require that we do so.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 Ariz. App. 131 - Blech v. Blech

2. ““If the appellee does not file an answering .brief within the time prescribed by these Rules or within such additional .time as. allowed by the court * * * the appeal may be submitted for decision on the motion of appellant upon notice to appellee, or on the court’s own motion.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 6 Ariz. App. 131 - Blech v. Blech