7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 21 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 Slide-A-Ride of Las Cruces, Inc. v. Citizens Bank.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slide-A-Ride of Las Cruces, Inc. v. Citizens Bank Anchor | green | “in a real sense, the association is a legal entity separate and apart from its members and directors.” | 3 |
| 2 | Valdez v. State | green | “on a motion for judgment on the pleadings, if matters outside the pleadings are presented to and not excluded by the court, the motion shall be treated as one for summary judgment” | 3 |
| 3 | Kirby v. Tad Resources International, Inc. | green | “to the extent that they were even mentioned in the original declaratory judgment suit, it was only in their representative capacity as board members of the association” | 3 |
| 4 | City of Sunland Park v. MacIas | green | “an issue may be ripe where the threat of harm is sufficiently direct and immediate as to render the issue appropriate for judicial review at this stage.” | 3 |
| 5 | Universal Life Church v. Coxon | green | “where matters outside the pleadings are considered on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, the motion becomes one for summary judgment.” | 3 |
| 6 | Jamestown Village Condominium Owners Ass'n v. Market Media Research, Inc. | green | “a declaratory judgment is not res judicata on an issue or claim not determined thereby even though it was known and existing at the time of the original action” | 3 |
| 7 | Wirtz v. State Educational Retirement Board | green | “the fact that the partnership is a party does not in itself make the partners parties.” | 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.