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11 canonical passages across 10 cases, quoted by 1,714 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 Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc. Anchor | green | “the standard for granting a motion for reconsideration is strict, and reconsideration will generally be denied unless the moving party can point to controlling decisions or data that the court overlooked-matters, in other words, that might reasonably be expected to alter the con…” | 1,224 |
| 2 | Bruce C. Shrader v. Csx Transportation, Inc. | green | “a motion to reconsider should not be granted where the moving party seeks solely to relitigate an issue already decided.” | 246 |
| 3 | Associated Press v. United States Department of Defense | green | “an occasion for repeating old arguments previously rejected nor an opportunity for making new arguments that could have been previously advanced.” | 105 |
| 4 | Van Buskirk v. The United Group of Companies | green | “a motion for reconsideration is an extraordinary request that is granted only in rare circumstances, such as where the court failed to consider evidence or binding authority.” | 46 |
| 5 | Freedom NY, Inc. v. United States | green | “moving party bears the burden of proof.” | 24 |
| 6 | Fan v. United States | green | “reconsideration is not intended for the court to reexamine a decision or the party to reframe a failed motion.” | 18 |
| 7 | U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Triaxx Asset Mgmt. LLC | green | “the decision to grant or deny a motion for reconsideration rests within 'the sound discretion of the district court.” | 17 |
| 8 | Ethridge v. Bell | green | “a motion for reconsideration is not an opportunity for a party to 'relitigate an issue already decided' or present arguments that could have been made before the judgment was entered.” | 16 |
| 9 | City of Hartford v. Chase | green | “each seeks to reopen a district court's decision on the theory that the court made mistaken findings in the first instance.” | 8 |
| 10 | Mahmud v. Kaufmann | green | “the second circuit has stated that 'the standard for granting a motion for reconsideration is strict, and reconsideration will generally be denied.” | 7 |
| 11 | Padilla v. Maersk Line, Ltd. | green | “to relitigate an already decided issue.” | 3 |
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.