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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 265 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 Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,005 State Teachers Retirement Board v. Fluor Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Defendants.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,005 State Teachers Retirement Board v. Fluor Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Defendants Anchor | green | “mere delay, however, absent a showing of bad faith or undue prejudice, does not provide a basis for a district court to deny the right to amend.” | 102 |
| 2 | Block v. First Blood Associates | green | “(i) require the opponent to expend significant additional resources to conduct discovery and prepare for trial; (ii) significantly delay the resolution of the dispute; or (iii) prevent the plaintiff from bringing a timely action in another jurisdiction.” | 80 |
| 3 | Cresswell v. Sullivan & Cromwell | green | “where the motion is made after an inordinate delay, no satisfactory explanation is offered for the delay, and the amendment would prejudice the defendant.” | 48 |
| 4 | Cresswell v. Sullivan & Cromwell | green | “the burden is on the party who wishes to amend to provide a satisfactory explanation for the delay.” | 20 |
| 5 | Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,005 State Teachers Retirement Board v. Fluor Corporation and Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company, Defendants | green | “no trial date had been set by the court and no motion for summary judgment had yet been filed by the defendants” | 9 |
| 6 | AEP Energy Services Gas Holding Co. v. Bank of America, N.A. | green | “leave to amend the pleadings should be 'freely given . . . when justice so requires.” | 6 |
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.