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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 175 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 James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. Boyd.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James M. Jourdan, Jr. v. John Jabe and L. Boyd Anchor | green | “fed. r. civ. p. 41(b) recognizes the power of the district court to enter a sua sponte order of dismissal.” | 72 |
| 2 | Torrance Pilgrim v. John Littlefield | green | “while pro se litigants may be entitled to some latitude when dealing with sophisticated legal issues, acknowledging their lack of formal training, there is no cause for extending this margin to straightforward procedural requirements that a layperson can comprehend as easily as …” | 36 |
| 3 | Lyons-Bey v. Pennell | green | “further, the united states supreme court has recognized that courts have an inherent power to manage their own affairs and may dismiss a case sua sponte for lack of prosecution.” | 34 |
| 4 | White v. City of Grand Rapids | green | “plaintiff's complaint was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution because he failed to keep the district court apprised of his current address.” | 29 |
| 5 | White v. City of Grand Rapids | green | “was subject to dismissal for want of prosecution because he failed to keep the district court apprised of his current address” | 4 |
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.