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6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 175 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 Swanson v. Citibank, N.A..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Swanson v. Citibank, N.A. Anchor
ca7 · 2010
green “plaintiff must do better than putting a few words on paper that, in the hands of an imaginative reader, might suggest that something has happened to her that might be redressed by the law.” 57
2 Daniel v. Cook County
ca7 · 2016
green “courts routinely take judicial notice of the actions of other courts or the contents of filings in other courts.” 45
3 Van Dyke Johnson v. Stephen Doughty, Doctor, John Cearlock, Don Hinderliter
ca7 · 2006
green “the eighth amendment does not require that prisoners receive unqualified access to health care.” 44
4 Sow v. Fortville Police Department
ca7 · 2011
green “he indiana statutory scheme does not grant municipal police departments the capacity to sue or be sued.” 17
5 Jones v. Walker
ca7 · 2009
green “a single shove that results in bruising is de minimis force that will not support a claim of excessive force.” 9
6 Ryan Moderson v. City of Neenah
ca7 · 2025
green “a defendant cannot be held liable for a constitutional violation if she did not cause or participate in the alleged violation.” 3

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