S.T. v. E.M.’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
January 2023
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Frizado v. Frizado · Millennium Equity Holdings, LLC v. Mahlowitz · Vaccaro v. Vaccaro · 64 Mass. App. Ct. 479 - Vittone v. Clairmont · C.O. v. M.M.
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.
“discretion is not unlimited and each side must be given a meaningful opportunity to challenge each other's evidence”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. IDRIS I. v. HAZEL H. · M.G. v. G.A.“[General Laws] c. 209A[, § 2,] gives a choice of forum to the plaintiff. . . . A judge should not, sua sponte and over objection, discontinue an abuse prevention proceeding because he believes it should move to another forum - whether that forum is mediation, a criminal court, or another Trial Court department.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. QUILLA Q. v. MATT M.“[A]bsent serious court congestion or some other emergency, judges should hear and decide scheduled [c. 209A] matters if the parties are ready and wish to have a hearing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. QUILLA Q. v. MATT M.
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.