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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 31 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 Calvi v. Knox County.

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1 Calvi v. Knox County Anchor
ca1 · 2006
green “give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rests.” 17
2 EPA v. Hernandez
ca1 · 2004
green “the requirements of rule 8(a)(2) are minimal-but 'minimal requirements are not tantamount to nonexistent requirements.” 10
3 Chiang v. Skeirik
ca1 · 2009
green “threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory statements, do not suffice.” 4

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