4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 27 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 Hurst v. Benton Counselman.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hurst v. Benton Counselman Anchor | green | “a complaint plainly abusive of the judicial process is properly typed malicious” | 7 |
| 2 | Laszlo Adam, Dennis W. Brush, Michael J. Connelly, Jack Weinstein, Marcel Fournier, William S. Kingson v. Eli S. Jacobs | green | “the vexation of concurrent litigation over the same subject matter.” | 7 |
| 3 | Roy Day v. Daniel Toner | green | “a complaint is malicious where it is abusive of the judicial process and merely repeats pending or previously litigated claims . . . .” | 7 |
| 4 | Johnny Calvin Bailey v. Glenn Johnson, M.D. | green | “the court's power of dismissal in ifp cases under section 1915(d) is broader than in other civil cases under the federal rules of civil procedure.” | 6 |
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.