7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 26 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 No. 01-36089.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No. 01-36089 Anchor | green | “a device for litigants to avoid summary judgment when they have not had sufficient time to develop affirmative evidence.” | 6 |
| 2 | Program Engineering, Inc. v. Triangle Publications, Inc. | green | “what other specific evidence it hopes to discover and the relevance of that evidence to its claims.” | 5 |
| 3 | United States v. Todd | green | “aware of an established modus operandi that will in the future cause a person to engage in” | 3 |
| 4 | United States v. Todd | green | “require knowledge in the sense of certainty as to a future act.” | 3 |
| 5 | Kemart Corporation, a Corporation v. Printing Arts Research Laboratories, Inc., a Corporation | green | “the allowance or disallowance of items of costs is determined by statute, rule, order, usage, and practice of the instant court.” | 3 |
| 6 | Program Engineering, Inc. v. Triangle Publications, Inc. | green | “explain what further discovery would reveal that is 'essential to justify its opposition' to the motion for summary judgment.” | 3 |
| 7 | Pacific Fisheries Inc. v. United States of America, Konstantin Vladimirovich Voloshenko v. United States | green | “the purpose of discovery is to aid a party in the preparation of its case . . . .” | 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.