5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 24 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 In Re Peter C. Smith.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Re Peter C. Smith Anchor | green | “if a litigant is a prisoner on the day he files a civil action, the plra applies.” | 9 |
| 2 | Drayer v. Attorney General of Delaware | green | “we agree with the district court's reasoning that once plaintiff's fee obligations under the plra accrued, his subsequent release from prison did not relieve him of his obligation under the plra to pay the initial fee . . . .” | 5 |
| 3 | Sollog Adonai-Adoni v. Leon King, II | green | “although courts are normally required to consider whether a lesser sanction would be appropriate, the district court could not contact the plaintiff to threaten her with some lesser sanction.” | 4 |
| 4 | Rhonda McLaren v. Nj State Department of Ed | green | “entered a notice of call for dismissal” | 3 |
| 5 | Rhonda McLaren v. Nj State Department of Ed | green | “little choice as to how to proceed.” | 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.