6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 37 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 Soundview Elite Ltd. (Fletcher v. Ball).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Soundview Elite Ltd. (Fletcher v. Ball) Anchor | green | “a bankruptcy court abuses its discretion when its ruling is based on an erroneous view of the law or a clearly erroneous assessment of the evidence.” | 9 |
| 2 | Bullard v. Blue Hills Bank | green | “alters the status quo and fixes the rights and obligations of the parties.” | 8 |
| 3 | SS Farms, LLC v. Sharp (In Re SK Foods, L.P.) | green | “bankruptcy court's order denying removal of the trustee is not final because it neither resolves nor seriously affects substantive rights, nor finally determines the discrete issue to which it is addressed, since the trustee could be removed at a later time.” | 5 |
| 4 | SS Farms, LLC v. Sharp (In Re SK Foods, L.P.) | green | “every time he tried unsuccessfully to remove a trustee.” | 5 |
| 5 | In Re Salvatore J. Mazzeo, Debtor. Salvatore J. Mazzeo v. Peter J. Lenhart and the Estate of Paul Lenhart | green | “to make an initial showing of 'cause' for relief from the stay.” | 5 |
| 6 | Ehrlich v. Commercial Factors of Atlanta | green | “cannot raise an issue for appellate review 'merely by incorporating by reference an argument presented to the bankruptcy court,” | 5 |
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.