7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 148 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 Will v. Michigan Department of State Police.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will v. Michigan Department of State Police Anchor | green | “suit against a state official in his or her official capacity is not a suit against the official but rather is a suit against the official's office. as such, it is no different from a suit against the state itself.” | 48 |
| 2 | Norman Grayson v. Mayview State Hospital Allegheny County Jail Camp Hill Prison United States of America, Intervenor | green | “when a plaintiff does not seek leave to amend a deficient complaint after a defendant moves to dismiss it, the court must inform the plaintiff that leave to amend within a set period of time, unless amendment would be inequitable or futile.” | 26 |
| 3 | Jones v. State | green | “an affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis is sufficient if it states that one cannot, because of poverty, afford to pay for the costs of litigation and still provide for him- or herself and any dependents.” | 26 |
| 4 | Rewolinski v. Morgan | green | “an affidavit demonstrating that the petitioner cannot, because of his poverty, provide himself and any dependents with the necessities of life is sufficient.” | 20 |
| 5 | Fletcher-Harlee Corp. v. Pote Concrete Contractors, Inc. | green | “n civil rights cases district courts must offer amendment- irrespective of whether it is requested-when dismissing a case for failure to state a claim unless doing so would be inequitable or futile.” | 14 |
| 6 | Lisa Michelle Lambert v. Charlotte Blackwell, Mrs., Superintendent the Attorney General of the State of Pennsylvania | green | “the exhaustion requirement does not foreclose federal relief, but merely postpones it.” | 9 |
| 7 | Rewolinski v. Morgan | green | “an affidavit demonstrating that the petitioner cannot, because of poverty, provide and any dependents with the necessities of life is sufficient.” | 5 |
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