7 canonical passages across 3 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 Woodard v. Dicks (In Re Dicks).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodard v. Dicks (In Re Dicks) Anchor | green | “(1) the litigant's history of litigation and in particular whether it entailed vexatious, harassing or duplicative lawsuits, (2) the litigant's motive in pursuing the litigation, e.g., does the litigant have an objective, good-faith expectation of prevailing, (3) whether the lit…” | 3 |
| 2 | Woodard v. Dicks (In Re Dicks) | green | “it is sufficient to show a history of litigation entailing vexation, harassment, and needless burden on the courts and their supporting personnel.” | 3 |
| 3 | Barash v. Kates | green | “courts can be creative in fashioning appropriate injunctions against abusive litigation tactics.” | 3 |
| 4 | Barash v. Kates | green | “it is intended to ensure the rights of the community's members and to resolve, in accordance with the law, those disputes the parties are not able to resolve between or among themselves.” | 3 |
| 5 | In re Martin-Trigona | green | “it is intended to ensure the rights of the community's members and to resolve, in accordance with the law, those disputes the parties are not able to resolve between or among themselves.” | 3 |
| 6 | In re Martin-Trigona | green | “the legal process is part of the structure of the community, both federal and state.” | 3 |
| 7 | In re Martin-Trigona | green | “to avoid the greater burden of improper suits being filed” | 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.