In Re Chaffin’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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““(a) The court shall confirm a plan if— (3) the plan has been proposed in good faith and not by any means forbidden by law; ...””

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. GFC Corp. of Missouri v. Bixby (In Re Bixby) · Fidelity National Bank v. Walsey (In Re Walsey)

2. “(a) The court shall grant the debtor a discharge, unless— (8) the debtor has been granted a discharge under this section, under section 1141 of this title, or under section 14,-371 or 476 of the Bankruptcy Act, in a case commenced within six years before the date of the filing of the petition; (9) the debtor has been granted a discharge under section 1328 of this title, or under section 660 or 661 of the Bankruptcy Act, in a case commenced within six years before the date of the filing of the petition, unless payments under the plan in such case totaled at least— (A) 100 percent of the allowed unsecured claims in such case; or (B)(i) 70 percent of such claims; and (ii) the plan was proposed by the debtor in good faith, and was the debt- or’s best effort;”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. GFC Corp. of Missouri v. Bixby (In Re Bixby) · Matter of Ponteri

3. ““(b) Subchapters I and II of chapter 7 of this title apply only in a case under such chapter.” (emphasis added)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. GFC Corp. of Missouri v. Bixby (In Re Bixby)