I saw the debate about the opinion in @tedfrank's class action case yesterday. I think I've said my piece on that (tldr: more and more I'm on Team Dry Opinions).
Put that aside, I thought I'd do a little experiment - take a few passages and strip out the flourishes 1/
Put that aside, I thought I'd do a little experiment - take a few passages and strip out the flourishes 1/
#1, the intro 
#2, Lucas-schlock
#3 Erie
Obviously you can do what I do just by reading the opinion, but it helped me to fiddle with it a little. Take a look and see what you prefer.
This made me think the flourishes are *less* helpful/interesting than I did before. But I'm easily persuadable. #AppellateTwitter.
This made me think the flourishes are *less* helpful/interesting than I did before. But I'm easily persuadable. #AppellateTwitter.
I've totally changed my view on this, to be clear. I was definitely a "verbal repartee opinion guy" at one point, even though I clerked for two very sober judges in terms of tone.
Oh, one other note: *I* think my edits reveal that the opinion is actually quite nicely drafted once the shiny baubles are removed.
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