48 Cal. 4th 330 - People v. Picklesimer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

87 state decisions

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

1. “[w]hen jurisdiction is ... by any ... statute, conferred on a Court or judicial officer, all the means necessary to carry it into effect are also given; and in the exercise of this jurisdiction, if the course of proceeding be not specifically pointed out by this Code or the statute, any suitable process * or mode of proceeding may be adopted which may appear most conformable to the spirit of this Code.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 Cal. 5th 439 - In re Cook · People v. Berg

2. “'a discovery motion is not an independent right or remedy. It is ancillary to an ongoing action or proceeding. After the judgment has become final, there is nothing pending in the trial court to which a discovery motion may attach.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 7 Cal. 5th 439 - In re Cook · 2 Cal. 5th 523 - People v. Superior Court of San Bernardino Cnty.

3. “'[t]here is no statutory authority for a trial court to entertain a postjudgment motion that is unrelated to any proceeding then pending before the court'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 4 Cal. 5th 771 - People v. Chavez · 7 Cal. 5th 439 - In re Cook