4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 724 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 Murray v. Pataki.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray v. Pataki Anchor | green | “as long as the provides the information necessary to identify the defendant, the marshals' failure to effect service automatically constitutes 'good cause' for an extension of time within the meaning of rule 4(m).” | 503 |
| 2 | Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. Town of LaGrange | green | “in new york, agencies of a municipality are not suable entities.” | 109 |
| 3 | Hall v. City of White Plains | green | “under new york law, departments which are merely administrative arms of a municipality do not have a legal identity separate and apart from the municipality and cannot sue or be sued.” | 105 |
| 4 | Omnipoint Communications, Inc. v. Town of LaGrange | green | “in new york, agencies of a municipality are not suable entities. the only proper defendant in a lawsuit against an agency of a municipality is the municipality itself, not the agency through which the municipality acted.” | 7 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.