García v. Lynch’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 federal appellate ·

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

1. “(1) an affidavit explaining the petitioner's agreement with counsel regarding legal representation; (2) evidence that counsel has been informed of the allegations of ineffective assistance and has had an opportunity to respond; and (3) if it is asserted that counsel's handling of the case involved a violation of ethical or legal responsibilities, a complaint against the attorney filed with disciplinary authorities or, in the alternative, an explanation for why such a complaint has not been filed.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pineda v. Whitaker · Medina v. Whitaker

2. “arguments not made before the BIA may not make their debut in a petition for judicial review of the BIA's final order”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Pineda v. Whitaker

3. “in favor of a case-by-case assessment of whether the BIA's application of Lozada was arbitrary.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Ferreira v. Barr