Ex Parte Johns’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, as punishment for said contempt, the Respondent/Obligor, CLIFFORD HALL, be confined in the County Jail of Harris County, Texas, for a period of 180 days for each of the ... counts of contempt and, as civil contempt, day to day thereafter to be detained by the Sheriff of Harris County, Texas. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that each period of confinement assessed herein shall run and be satisfied concurrently. More specifically, IT IS ORDERED that Respondent, CLIFFORD HALL, shall be confined in the county jail of Harris County, Texas, until Respondent has: 1[.] paid $3,6716.00 as attorney’s fees, which includes costs of this proceeding, to Michelle LeBlanc, Movant’s attorney, at 801 Congress 4th Floor, Houston, Texas 77002.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Hall · Ex Parte Hall

2. “in two equal installments per month, with the first installment due on November 1, 1981, and a like instahment due on each 15th and 1st day of the month thereafter, and reasonable and necessary, non-elective medical care for said children until a child with respect to whom payments are being made reaches 18 years of age, dies, ...”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re the Marriage of Cannaliato