2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 17 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 Gaylon Hofer v. Mack Trucks, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaylon Hofer v. Mack Trucks, Inc. Anchor | green | “some threshold showing of relevance must be made before parties are required to open wide the doors of discovery and to produce a variety of information which does not reasonably bear upon the issues in the case.” | 12 |
| 2 | Victor Stanley, Inc. v. Creative Pipe, Inc. | green | “fed. r. civ. p. 26(b)(2)(c) cautions that all permissible discovery must be measured against the yardstick of proportionality.” | 5 |
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.