Vu v. Lin (In re Vu)’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Plaintiff's counsel approached her client's pauperism with nobility and did not charge...additional thousands of dollars. I will not follow the courts who require that counsel actually bill their clients without regard to their poverty...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Johnson

2. “an individual injured by any willful violation of a stay shall recover actual damages, including costs and attorneys' fees, and, in appropriate circumstances, may recover punitive damages.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Johnson

3. “Nor does counsel's agreement to represent the debtor pro bono mean that counsel cannot be awarded attorney's fees under fee-shifting statutes such as 11 U.S.C. § 362 (k)(1).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Johnson