Schepis v. Burtch’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district ·

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

1. “does not affect the validity of [the] sale ... under such authorization to an entity that purchased ... such property in good faith, whether or not such entity knew of the pendency of the appeal, unless such authorization and such sale were stayed pending appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Denunzio v. Ivy Holdings, Inc. (In re E. Orange Gen. Hosp., Inc.) · Fenicle v. Debtors Energy Future Holdings Corp. (In re Energy Future Holding Corp.)

2. “'(1) the underlying sale or lease was not stayed pending the appeal, and (2) the court, if reversing or modifying the authorization to sell or lease, would be affecting the validity of such a sale or lease.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Denunzio v. Ivy Holdings, Inc. (In re E. Orange Gen. Hosp., Inc.) · Fenicle v. Debtors Energy Future Holdings Corp. (In re Energy Future Holding Corp.)

3. “disclaimer included in the final sale agreement. In colloquial terms, the Creditor Group purchased a 'pig in a poke' and assumed the risk that the 'poke' would not contain what had been hoped. But, at least as to this appeal of the Sale Order , that reasoning cannot withstand scrutiny.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Claridge Assocs., LLC v. Schepis (In re Pursuit Capital Mgmt., LLC)