Sheeley v. S.F.’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “That the prognostic evidence provided at the hearing held on the 7th day of December, 1998, provided by Dr. Richard Geiselhart, MeritCare Clinic, Wahpeton, North Dakota, indicates by clear and convincing evidence, that the provision of any programs or services for [A.F.] will probably not lead, in any reasonable time, to [A.F.] being able to provide the minimum parental care necessary for him to satisfy minimum community standards; moreover, the evidence at said hearing shows, by clear and convincing evidence [ ] that [A.F.] is unwilling or has failed without justifiable excuse to even substantially engage in programs and services provided to him and which are absolutely necessary for him to be able to be a responsible parent pursuant to minimum requirements required by law....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re SF

2. “That Sargent County Social Services and their designee's [sic] have made all reasonable efforts to provide necessary services to both parents in order that the children may return to their care but [A.F.] has substantially and willfully failed or refused to utilize said services without justifiable excuse;”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re SF

3. “children are suffering or in the future will probably suffer serious physical, mental, moral, or emotional harm if returned to the parents.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re SF