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6 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 164 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 Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.).

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.) Anchor
bap1 · 1998
green “a decision is final if it 'ends the litigation on the merits and leaves nothing for the court to do but execute the judgment.” 72
2 Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.)
bap1 · 1998
green “final judgments, orders and decrees pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 158 (a)(1) or with leave of the court, from interlocutory orders and decrees pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 158 (a)(3).” 66
3 Fleet Data Processing Corp. v. Branch (In Re Bank of New England Corp.)
bap1 · 1998
green “final judgments, orders, and decrees pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 158 (a)(1) or with leave of the court, from interlocutory orders and decrees pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 158 (a)(3).” 16
4 Howe v. Richardson (In Re Howe)
bap1 · 1999
green “although other issues may remain for resolution in a case after the determination of the debtor's claimed exemptions, orders granting or denying exemptions are appealable as final orders.” 4
5 DeGiacomo v. Traverse (Traverse)
bap1 · 2013
green “an order granting summary judgment, where no counts remain, is a final order.” 3
6 DeGiacomo v. Traverse (Traverse)
bap1 · 2013
green “we apply a de novo standard of review to orders granting summary judgment.” 3

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