5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 18 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 Davidson v. Flynn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson v. Flynn Anchor | green | “sparse pleadings by a pro se litigant unfamiliar with the requirements of the legal system may be sufficient at least to permit the plaintiff to amend his complaint to state a cause of action” | 5 |
| 2 | Doe v. Pfrommer | green | “state authority's failure to comply with its own statutory regulations does not facially implicate an interest secured by the laws of the united states in order to assert a 1983 claim” | 4 |
| 3 | Michael A. Bolden, Sr. v. Al Alston, Superintendent, Lincoln Correctional Facility, Nathaniel Hayes, Sergeant and Edward Kirkland, Sergeant | green | “as we repeatedly have explained, the failure of a state authority to comply with state regulations cannot alone give rise to a 1983 cause of action” | 3 |
| 4 | Davidson v. Flynn | green | “parse pleadings by a pro se litigant unfamiliar with the requirements of the legal system may be sufficient at least to permit the plaintiff to amend his complaint to state a cause of action” | 3 |
| 5 | Concourse Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Inc. v. Debuono | green | “as we repeatedly have explained, the failure of a state authority to comply with state regulations cannot alone give rise to a 1983 cause of action” | 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.