7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 36 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 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,191 General Acquisition, Inc. v. Gencorp, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Wagner & Brown.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,191 General Acquisition, Inc. v. Gencorp, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Wagner & Brown Anchor | green | “balance the needs of the parties against the interests of efficient case management.” | 10 |
| 2 | Myron Lowery v. Federal Express Corporation and Fedex Express, Inc., a Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Federal Express Corporation | green | “the greater the overlap in the factual basis between the adjudicated and unadjudicated claims, the greater the possibility that this court will have to revisit the same facts under a different theory in a second appeal.” | 6 |
| 3 | Solomon v. Aetna Life Insurance Co. | green | “clearly explain why it has concluded that immediate review of a challenged ruling is desirable.” | 4 |
| 4 | Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,191 General Acquisition, Inc. v. Gencorp, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Wagner & Brown | green | “direct the entry of final judgment as to one or more but fewer than all the claims or parties in a case.” | 4 |
| 5 | Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,191 General Acquisition, Inc. v. Gencorp, Inc., Shearson Lehman Brothers, Inc., Wagner & Brown | green | “the first step in certification, entry of partial final judgment, is satisfied where some decision made by the district court ultimately disposes of one or more but fewer than all of the claims or parties in a multi-claim/multi-party action.” | 4 |
| 6 | U.S. Citizens Association v. Kathleen Sebeliux | green | “(1) the relationship between the adjudicated and non-adjudicated claims; (2) the possibility that the need for appellate review might become moot due to future developments in the district court; (3) the possibility that the appellate court might be required to hear the same iss…” | 4 |
| 7 | Joseph Pakootas v. Teck Cominco Metals, Ltd. | green | “this is a complex case that has been ongoing for fourteen years, and the entry of partial judgment . . . would help ensure that a responsible party promptly pays for the contamination . . . advancing cercla's goals and easing the tribes' burden of financing the litigation effort.” | 4 |
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.