5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 32 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Gordon v. Tese-Milner (In re Gordon).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon v. Tese-Milner (In re Gordon) Anchor | green | “bankruptcy courts have the discretion to decide an issue without holding an evidentiary hearing, and a district court can reverse such a decision only if it amounts to an abuse of discretion.” | 10 |
| 2 | In Re Reilly | green | “to be clearly erroneous, a decision must strike us as more than just maybe or probably wrong; it must . . . strike us as wrong with the force of a five- week-old, unrefrigerated dead fish.” | 7 |
| 3 | Holmes v. Portaluppi | green | “particular deference is given to a bankruptcy court's findings on credibility.” | 6 |
| 4 | In Re Reilly | green | “a de novo review allows us to decide the issue as if no decision had been previously rendered . . .. no deference is given to the bankruptcy court's decision.” | 5 |
| 5 | Bay Harbour Management, L.C. v. Lehman Bros. Holdings (In Re Lehman Bros. Holdings) | green | “bankruptcy courts have the discretion to decide an issue without holding an evidentiary hearing, and a district court can reverse such a decision only if it amounts to an abuse of discretion.” | 4 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.