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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 29 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 Cuoco v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

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1 Cuoco v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons Anchor
nysd · 2004
green “the ability to proceed ifp is a privilege provided for the benefit of indigent persons.” 11
2 Vann v. Commissioner of New York City Department of Correction
ca2 · 2012
green “serves the purpose of preventing abuse of the judicial system by weeding out the litigants who falsely understate their net worth in order to obtain ifp status when they are not entitled to that status based on their true net worth.” 9
3 Cuoco v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons
nysd · 2004
green “the court system depends on the honesty and forthrightness of applicants to ensure that the privilege is not abused.” 9

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