Noreen v. Slattengren’s Empirical Analysis
974 F.2d 75 · 1992
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 3 district ·
How this case has been cited
Cited by 50 later decisions — most recently April 2018 · most notably In Re Barr (2006), Robinson v. Tenantry (1993)
7 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 11 U.S.C. § 1321 · 11 U.S.C. § 1325 · 11 U.S.C. § 362
Relies on United States v. Estus · Education Assistance Corp. v. Zellner · Neufeld v. Freeman · Handeen v. LeMaire
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 50 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'[n]othing in the statutes or case law requires a hearing every time the issue of good faith is raised in a Chapter 13 proceeding. The bankruptcy court, exercising its sound discretion, is in the best position to determine when an evidentiary hearing on the issue of good faith is necessary.'”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Marshall v. Blake · In Re Cockings“... a separate, independent determination ... [T]he proper inquiry should [analyze] whether the plan constitutes an abuse of the provisions, purpose or spirit of Chapter 13. The Bankruptcy Court must utilize its fact-finding expertise and judge each case on its own facts after considering all the circumstances of the case.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re Cordes · In Re Sitarz“... look at factors such as whether the debtor has stated his debts and expenses accurately; whether he has made any fraudulent misrepresentation to mislead the bankruptcy court; or whether he has unfairly manipulated the Bankruptcy Code.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. In Re Cordes · In Re Harlan
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.