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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 12 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 In re Beinhauer.

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1 In re Beinhauer Anchor
nyeb · 2017
green “make a reasonable inquiry as to the circumstances giving rise to the bankruptcy petition and all facts asserted therein.” 5
2 In the Matter Of: Peter Francis Geraci
ca7 · 1998
green “once a question has been raised about the reasonableness of the attorney's fee under section 329, it is the attorney himself who bears the burden of establishing that the fee is reasonable.” 4
3 Dignity Health v. Seare (In re Seare)
nvb · 2013
green “attorney is the expert and cannot rely upon a client's limited understanding of what constitutes 'complete' or 'necessary' information.” 3

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