Christopher v. Aguigui’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

5 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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “A judicially noticed fact must be one not subject to reasonable dispute in that it is either (1) generally known within the territorial jurisdiction of the trial court or (2) capable of accurate and ready determination by resort to sources whose accuracy cannot reasonably be questioned.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re AB

2. “provides a means for the trial court to give proper recognition and context to orders which may not be clear on their face. If the legal effect of an order is not understood, then it is incumbent upon the trial court, when appropriate, to seek guidance from the issuing jurisdiction.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Liuksila v. Stoll

3. “Judicial notice may be taken at any time, including on appeal.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Robert Siegel, Inc. v. District of Columbia