In Re Oliver L. North (Gadd Fee Application)’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “Upon the request of an individual who is the subject of an investigation conducted by an independent counsel pursuant to this chapter, the division of the court may, if no indictment is brought against such individual pursuant to that investigation, award reimbursement for those reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by that individual during that investigation which would not have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Brown · In Re Ronald H. Brown (Hill Fee Application) (White Fee Application) (Brannock Fee Application)

2. “(A) the sufficiency of the documentation; (B) the need or justification for the underlying item; (C) whether the underlying item would have been incurred but for the requirements of this chapter; and (D) the reasonableness of the amount of money requested.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (Olivas Fee Application)

3. “impossible for the Court in the exercise of its 'discretion' ... to determine whether applicants are presently entitled, or will finally be entitled, to reimbursement for attorneys' fees under the statute.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Samuel R. Pierce, Jr. (Olivas Fee Application)