7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 928 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 Federal Deposit Insurance v. Butcher.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal Deposit Insurance v. Butcher Anchor | green | “discovery is supposed to proceed with minimal involvement of the court.” | 230 |
| 2 | In Re Convergent Technologies Securities Litigation | green | “only in extraordinary situations that implicate 23 truly significant interests.” | 160 |
| 3 | Nevada Power Co. v. Monsanto Co. | green | “present to each other the 7 merits of their respective positions with the same candor, specificity, and support during the 8 informal negotiations as during the briefing of discovery motions.” | 127 |
| 4 | Nevada Power Co. v. Monsanto Co. | green | “promotes a frank exchange between counsel to resolve issues by agreement or to at least narrow 3 and focus matters in controversy before judicial resolution is sought.” | 127 |
| 5 | Nevada Power Co. v. Monsanto Co. | green | “treat the informal 5 negotiation process as a substitute for, and not simply a formalistic prerequisite to, judicial 6 resolution of discovery disputes.” | 127 |
| 6 | Shuffle Master, Inc. v. Progressive Games, Inc. | green | “personally engage in two-way communication . . . to meaningfully discuss each 28 contested discovery dispute in a genuine effort to avoid judicial intervention.” | 125 |
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.