Ex Parte Gorena’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

4 federal appellate · 63 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 69 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(T)he power to punish for contempt is an inherent power of a court and an essential element of judicial independence and authority.... Once the agreement of the parties has been approved by the court and made a part of its judgment, the agreement is no longer merely a contract between private individuals but is the judgment of the court.. .. (I)t follows that the consensual nature of the decree should have no bearing on the question of a court’s power to enforce the decree by the exercise of its contempt power.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gardner v. Gardner

2. “(a) A court has all powers necessary for the exercise of its jurisdiction and the enforcement of its lawful orders, including authority to issue the writs and orders necessary or proper in aid of its jurisdiction. (b) A court shall require that proceedings be conducted with dignity and in an orderly and expeditious manner and control the proceedings so that justice is done.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Sutphin v. Tom Arnold Drilling Contractor, Inc.

3. “[[Image here]] “To deprive a court of power to execute its judgments is to impair its jurisdiction, and the general rule is that every court having jurisdiction to render a particular judgment has inherent power and authority to enforce it....” [Warnasch v. Wagner, 291 S.W.2d 389, 394 (Tex.Civ.App.—Galveston), rev’d, 295 S.W.2d 890 (1956)].”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Spradley v. Hutchison