In Re IDG’s Empirical Analysis

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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. “was not listed as a respondent in the summons, as required by [N.C.G.S.] § 7B-1106(a)[(5)], and no summons was issued to [that juvenile], ... an order terminating parental rights must be vacated for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re SN · 194 N.C. App. 142 - In re S.N.

2. “[A]s no summons was issued to the juvenile in this case, we conclude that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. . . .”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re NCH · 192 N.C. App. 445 - In re N.C.H.

3. “DSS's failure to serve a summons on the juvenile compels our ruling in this case[.]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re NCH · 192 N.C. App. 445 - In re N.C.H.