3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 23 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 Turner v. City of Toledo.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turner v. City of Toledo Anchor | green | “an opportunity to relitigate matters already decided . . . or to be a substitute for appeal.” | 11 |
| 2 | Dana Corp. v. United States | green | “whatever may be the purpose of rule 59(e) it should not be supposed that it is intended to give an unhappy litigant one additional chance to sway the judge.” | 9 |
| 3 | Joyce Gulley v. County of Oakland | green | “under rule 59, 'a district court may alter a judgment . . . based on (1) a clear error of law; (2) newly discovered evidence; (3) an intervening change in controlling law; or (4) a need to prevent manifest injustice.” | 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.