In Re Goffe’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
80 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 80 later decisions — most recently October 2018 · most notably In Re Spann (1998), In Re Slattery (2001)
80 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990) · 18 U.S.C. § 1621
Relies on Missouri v. Continential Insurance Cos. · Robertson v. Methow Valley Citizens Council · A.H. Robins Co. v. Maressa · In Re Reback · Matter of Colson
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 80 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In determining the appropriate order, the [c]ourt shall accept the findings of fact made by the Board unless they are unsupported by substantial evidence of record, and shall adopt the recommended disposition of the Board unless to do so would foster a tendency toward inconsistent dispositions for comparable conduct or would otherwise be unwarranted.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“the repeated resort not only to false testimony but to actual manufacture and use of false documentary evidence in official matters.” , Id. at 464 . Moreover, we distinguish Goffe from the present case because there is little in the record to show that Mr. Elgin’s behavior mirrored that of Mr. Goffe who”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Ultimately, however, the system of attorney discipline, including the imposition of sanctions, is the responsibility and duty of this court. In re Hutchinson, 534 A.2d [919,] 924 [(D.C.1987)]. "When the court disagrees with the Board as to the seriousness of the offense or the demands of consistency, however, the Board's recommendations are accordingly granted less weight." In re Kennedy, 542 A.2d 1225, 1228 (D.C.1988) (citing In re Reback, 513 A.2d 226, 230-31 (D.C.1986) (en banc)). More specifically, decisions of this court can serve as overall guidelines to assist in defining the permissible range of sanctions.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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