In Re Pennington’s Empirical Analysis

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23 state decisions

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

1. “reflect[ing] a continuing and pervasive indifference to the obligations of honesty in the judicial system”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Raleigh Bynum, II · In Re Silva

2. “is a seminal case, in that it sought to return some measure of consistency to the analysis of sanctions in intentional dishonesty cases. After documenting the tortured and sometimes inexplicable “all-over-the-ballpark” array of sanctions in cases of attorney dishonesty that preceded it, Vanderlinde endeavored to restore a principal, guiding star for the sanctions in such cases.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Attorney Grievance Commission v. McClain

3. “important difference” between Maryland’s standard regarding “how mitigating or extenuating circumstances will be considered” in cases of intentional dishonesty of any type, and this jurisdiction's standard). 18 . As codified, section 11(f)(2) refers to”

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