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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 180 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 Edward M. Farguson v. Mbank Houston, N.A..

#Case FlagCanonical passage Citers
1 Edward M. Farguson v. Mbank Houston, N.A. Anchor
ca5 · 1986
green “an impenetrable shield, for one acting pro se has no license to harass others, clog the judicial machinery with meritless litigation and abuse already overloaded court dockets.” 85
2 Eason v. Thaler
ca5 · 1994
green “the facts alleged are 'fantastic or delusional scenarios' or the legal theory upon which a complaint relies is 'indisputably meritless.” 56
3 Harper v. Showers
ca5 · 1999
green “a complaint lacks an arguable basis in law if it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory, such as if the complaint alleges a violation of a legal interest which clearly does not exist.” 39

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