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2 canonical passages across 2 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 Shimanovsky v. General Motors Corp..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Shimanovsky v. General Motors Corp. Anchor
ill · 1998
green “the decision to impose a particular sanction under rule 219(c) is within the discretion of the trial court and, thus, only a clear abuse of discretion justifies reversal.” 8
2 In Re Marriage of Haken
illappct · 2009
green “a trial court abuses its discretion when it acts arbitrarily, without conscientious judgment, or, in view of all of the circumstances, exceeds the bounds of reason and ignores recognized principles of law, resulting in substantial injustice.” 4

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