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4 canonical passages across 3 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 Colby v. Umbrella, Inc..

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1 Colby v. Umbrella, Inc. Anchor
vt · 2008
green “the complaint is a bare bones statement that merely provides the defendant with notice of the claims against it.” 13
2 Colby v. Umbrella, Inc.
vt · 2008
green “strike a fair balance, at the early stages of litigation, between encouraging valid, but as yet underdeveloped causes of action and discouraging baseless or legally insufficient ones.” 11
3 Darryl R. Montague v. Hundred Acre Homestead, LLC
vt · 2019
green “nonetheless, where the plaintiff does not allege a legally cognizable claim, dismissal is appropriate.” 9
4 Dernier v. Mortgage Network, Inc.
vt · 2013
green “we assume that all factual allegations pleaded in the complaint are true,” 3

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