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4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 142 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 Childers v. Crow.

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1 Childers v. Crow Anchor
ca10 · 2021
green “may not rewrite a petition to include claims that were never presented.” 64
2 James v. Wadas
ca10 · 2013
green “the court cannot take on the responsibility of serving as the litigant's attorney in constructing arguments.” 56
3 James v. Wadas
ca10 · 2013
green “if it plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” 19
4 Childers v. Crow
ca10 · 2021
green “although a pro se petition before the district court is entitled to a liberal construction, we may not rewrite a petition to include claims that were never presented.” 3

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