Topic: wide berth to prove a factual controversy exists. · Go Syfert
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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 27 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 Jeffries v. State of Kansas.

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1 Jeffries v. State of Kansas Anchor
ca10 · 1998
green “wide berth to prove a factual controversy exists.” 15
2 Sports Racing Services, Inc. v. Sports Car Club of America, Inc.
ca10 · 1997
green “our conclusion is bolstered by the fact that district courts are widely acknowledged to possess the power to enter summary judgment sua sponte, so long as a losing party was on notice that she had to come forward with all her evidence.” 3
3 In Re Sharon N. Miller, Debtor. Sharon N. Miller v. Gerald Gentry, ph.d. And Micheline Z. Burger
ca10 · 1995
green “the policy underlying 523(a)(5), however, favors enforcement of familial support obligations over a 'fresh start' for the debtor.” 3
4 Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison
ca9 · 2012
green “put simply: if a matter is core, the statute empowers the bankruptcy judge to enter final judgment on the claim, subject to appellate review by the district court.” 3
5 Rouse v. Rouse (In Re Rouse)
tneb · 1997
green “implements the general bankruptcy policy of favoring domestic support obligations over the debtor's need for a fresh start” 3

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