Roloff 78-2394 Roloff 78-2395 Roloff’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 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 22 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““. . . We do not believe that, by designating as a ‘complaint’ the motion for relief from the stay, the drafters of the Bankruptcy Rules anticipated that bankruptcy judges would be authorized to conduct trials on the merits of particular liens whenever relief from a stay was sought.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Dennison · Western National Bank of Colorado Springs v. Dreger (In re Holmes)

2. ““Where not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, the court in which the petition is filed shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have exclusive jurisdiction of the debtor and his property, wherever located.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Lancaster Residential Investors v. North American Life Assurance Co. (In re Lancaster Residential Investors) · In Re Dennison

3. “These rules shall not be construed to extend or limit the jurisdiction of courts of bankruptcy over subject matter.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Axton · Axton Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company v. T R Axton