6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 28 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 Dr. Gladys Cok v. Louis Cosentino.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Gladys Cok v. Louis Cosentino Anchor | green | “private citizen has no authority to initiate a federal criminal prosecution.” | 10 |
| 2 | Patrick v. Floyd Medical Center | green | “to obtain relief under 1983, must show that he was deprived of a federal right by a person acting under color of state law.” | 4 |
| 3 | Dr. Gladys Cok v. Louis Cosentino | green | “generally, a private citizen has no authority to initiate a federal criminal prosecution.” | 4 |
| 4 | Terry Simonton, Jr. v. Franklin Tennis | green | “we affirm the district's order, as it properly concluded that cannot sue nmate . . . under 1983 because he is not a state actor.” | 3 |
| 5 | Alfonso Jacson v. Sheryl Foster | green | “inmate did not act under color of state law under any formulation of the governmental actor test.” | 3 |
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.