Bush’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Cheaptickets would have us read "commenced” to mean "when removed.” That construction makes unnecessarily complex what appears to be a very simple provision and statutory scheme. Had Congress wished to permit the removal of state suits removed after February 18, 2005, it could have provided that "the amendments made by this Act shall apply to any court action removed on or after the date of enactment of this Act.” Cheaptickets would have us give Section 9 an even more awkward construction, permitting the removal of any civil action commenced or removed on or after the date of enactment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 426 F. Supp. 2d 356 - Adams v. Insurance Co. of North America

2. “Although CAFA does not define the term `commenced,' we have held that an action commences for purposes of CAFA when a suit becomes `a cognizable legal action in state court' under `[a] state's own laws and rules of procedure.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. No. 07-55065

3. “An action is commenced, within the meaning of this Title, when the complaint is filed.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. No. 07-55065