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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 28 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 Riggins v. Goodman.

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1 Riggins v. Goodman Anchor
ca10 · 2009
green “when a defendant asserts qualified immunity at summary judgment, the burden shifts to the plaintiff, who must clear two hurdles in order to defeat the defendant's motion.” 19
2 Medina v. Cram
ca10 · 2001
green “because of the underlying purposes of qualified immunity, the tenth circuit reviews summary judgment orders deciding qualified immunity questions differently from other summary judgment decisions.” 9

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