8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 137 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 Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp. Anchor | green | “default judgment cannot stand on a complaint that fails to state a claim.” | 45 |
| 2 | Descent v. Kolitsidas | green | “the defendants' default notwithstanding, the plaintiff is entitled to a default judgment only if the complaint states a claim for relief” | 29 |
| 3 | Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC v. SRG Consulting, Inc. | green | “a defendant, by his default, admits the plaintiff's well-pleaded allegations of fact, is concluded on those facts by the judgment, and is barred from contesting on appeal the facts thus established.” | 15 |
| 4 | Chudasama v. Mazda Motor Corp. | green | “a default judgment cannot stand on a complaint that fails to state a claim.” | 13 |
| 5 | System Pipe & Supply, Inc. v. M/V VIKTOR KURNATOVSKIY | green | “hen entry of judgment is sought against a party who has failed to plead or otherwise defend, the district court has an affirmative duty to look into its jurisdiction both over the subject matter and the parties.” | 10 |
| 6 | Portia Surtain v. Hamlin Terrace Foundation | green | “when a defendant has failed to plead or defend, a district court may enter judgment by default.” | 10 |
| 7 | Rodriguez v. Farm Stores Grocery, Inc. | green | “under the flsa a district court generally must award a plaintiff liquidated damages that are equal in amount to actual damages.” | 9 |
| 8 | Portia Surtain v. Hamlin Terrace Foundation | green | “e have subsequently interpreted the standard as being akin to that necessary to survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.” | 6 |
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