Beemer v. Elskens’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

14 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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Dismissals are generally viewed in disfavor and considered extreme remedies which should be granted only under limited circumstances.... The sanction of dismissal or default is obviously more drastic and severe than other available sanctions. Because the law favors the disposition of cases on their merits, the imposition of these sanctions is appropriate only under limited circumstances or in extreme situations.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Ramsey v. Moore · John H. Mooney, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Joseph S. Mooney v. Anonymous M.D. 4, Anonymous M.D. 5, and Anonymous Hospital

2. “[a] party, attorney or panelist who fails to act as required by this chapter without good cause shown is subject to mandate or appropriate sanctions upon application to the court designated in the proposed complaint as having jurisdiction.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. DOE CORP. v. Honore · Ramsey v. Moore

3. “consider the entire record of facts and cireumstances surrounding the particular case when determining whether dismissal of a proposed complaint is an appropriate sanction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Rueth Development Co. v. Muenich