10 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 139 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 Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Food & Drug Administration.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerome Stevens Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Food & Drug Administration Anchor | green | “he district court may consider materials outside the pleadings in deciding whether to grant a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.” | 60 |
| 2 | Frank A. Schuler, Jr. v. United States of America, Department of State | green | “the complaint must be 'liberally construed in favor of the plaintiff,' who must be granted the benefit of all inferences that can be derived from the facts alleged.” | 26 |
| 3 | Tootle v. Rumsfeld | green | “here a document is referred to in the complaint and is central to plaintiff's claim, such a document attached to the motion papers may be considered without converting the motion to one for summary judgment.” | 18 |
| 4 | Settles v. United States Parole Commission | green | “at the motion to dismiss stage, counseled complaints as well as pro se complaints, are to be construed with sufficient liberality to afford all possible inferences favorable to the pleader on allegations of fact.” | 13 |
| 5 | Sierra Club v. Jackson | green | “article iii of the constitution limits the federal courts to adjudication of actual, ongoing controversies.” | 5 |
| 6 | Koutny v. Martin | green | “court accepts as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint and may also consider 'undisputed facts evidenced in the record” | 4 |
| 7 | Day v. Azar | green | “y jurisdiction over ms. day's claims depends on whether the superior court of the district of columbia has jurisdiction to hear title vii claims against federal employers.” | 4 |
| 8 | Leatherman v. Tarrant County Narcotics Intelligence and Coordination Unit | green | “court accepts as true all of the factual allegations contained in the complaint and may also consider 'undisputed facts evidenced in the record” | 3 |
| 9 | Merkulov v. United States Park Police | green | “nder the doctrine of derivative jurisdiction, a federal court must dismiss a case if the state court lacked jurisdiction over the original claim.” | 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.