Allen v. Allen’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

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

1. “all the relief [he] could obtain by means of a successful appeal.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re F.C. · 94 Mass. App. Ct. 522 - V.M. v. R.B.

2. “[T]he hearing after notice, with its resulting judicial determination that the order should be terminated and not extended, and its directive to law enforcement agencies to destroy all record of it, provided the defendant with the only relief she could obtain. Because the defendant cannot obtain any additional relief even by means of a successful appeal, the appeal is moot.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 561 - C.R.S. v. J.M.S.

3. “[p]rior to the issuance of the Allen decision, it was well-established that ex parte 209A abuse prevention orders issued pursuant to G. L. c. 209A were properly subject to appeal, even in cases where the defendant had been granted opportunity to be heard at a subsequent hearing after notice.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 92 Mass. App. Ct. 561 - C.R.S. v. J.M.S.