In Re Spencer’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. “[I]n any civil action commenced or appealed in any court of record in this state, the court shall award, as part of its judgment, and in addition to any other costs otherwise assessed, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs against any party or attorney if the court, upon the motion of any party or on its own motion, finds that an attorney or party brought an action, or asserted any claim or defense, that is without substantial justification, or that the action, or any claim or defense asserted, was interposed for delay or harassment....”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 So. 3d 922 - Prewitt v. City of Oxford

2. “If any party files a motion or pleading which, in the opinion of the court, is frivolous or is filed for the purpose of harassment or delay, the court may order such a party, or his attorney, or both, to pay the opposing party or parties the reasonable expenses incurred by such other parties and by their attorneys, including reasonable attorney’s fees.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 44 So. 3d 922 - Prewitt v. City of Oxford

3. “review[ ] the judgment of the sanctioning trial court for abuse of discretion.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Reinaldo Bacallao v. Madison County, Mississippi