3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 32 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 Life Partners Creditors' Trust v. Cowley (In Re Life Partners Holdings, Inc.).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Partners Creditors' Trust v. Cowley (In Re Life Partners Holdings, Inc.) Anchor | green | “a motion to alter or amend the judgment under rule 59(e) must clearly establish either a manifest error of law or fact or must present newly discovered evidence and cannot be used to raise arguments which could, and should, have been made before the judgment issued.” | 14 |
| 2 | Lavespere v. Niagara Machine & Tool Works | green | “strike the proper balance between two competing imperatives: (1) finality and (2) the need to render just decisions on the basis of all the facts.” | 9 |
| 3 | Louis Koerner, Jr. v. Vigilant Insurance Company | green | “reconsideration of a judgment after its entry is an extraordinary remedy that should be used sparingly.” | 9 |
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.