Smith v. Gartley’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

7 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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

1. “[sjince the statute defining jurisdiction over bankruptcy appeals, 28 U.S.C. § 158 , expressly requires that the notice of appeal be filed under the time limit in Rule 8002, ... the time limit is jurisdictional. Accordingly, ... the failure to file a timely notice- of appeal in the district court leaves the district court, and this court, without jurisdiction to hear the appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Kenneth Michael Wright, L.L.C. v. Kite Bros., L.L.C. (In Re Kite) · Wilkins v. Menchaca (In Re Wilkins)

2. “in the same manner as appeals in civil proceedings generally are taken to the courts of appeals from the district courts and in the time provided by Rule 8002 of the Bankruptcy Rules.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Jackson

3. “Congress did explicitly include a timeliness condition in 28 U.S.C. § 158 (c)(2) -the requirement that a notice of appeal be filed within the time provided by Rule 8002(a)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wilkins v. Menchaca (In Re Wilkins)