5 canonical passages across 3 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 United States v. Martinez-Melgar.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Martinez-Melgar Anchor | green | “clear error occurs when a district court's factual findings are against the clear weight of the evidence considered as a whole.” | 8 |
| 2 | Campero USA Corp. v. ADS Foodservice, LLC | green | “has patently misunderstood a party, or has made a decision outside the adversarial issues presented to the court by the parties, or has made an error not of reasoning but of apprehension . . . .” | 7 |
| 3 | Campero USA Corp. v. ADS Foodservice, LLC | green | “clear error or manifest injustice occurs where the court has patently misunderstood a party, or has made a decision outside the adversarial issues presented to the court by the parties, or has made an error not of reasoning but of apprehension.” | 5 |
| 4 | Kathleen Melendez v. Secretary Kathleen Sebelius | green | “rule 59(e) motions 'may not be used to relitigate old matters, or to raise arguments or present evidence that could have been raised prior to the entry of judgment.” | 4 |
| 5 | United States v. Martinez-Melgar | green | “against the clear weight of the evidence considered as a whole.” | 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.