4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 114 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 Samuel H. Myles v. United States.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel H. Myles v. United States Anchor | green | “o make someone a party the plaintiff must specify him in the caption and arrange for service of process.” | 38 |
| 2 | Samuel H. Myles v. United States | green | “to make someone a party the plaintiff must specify him in the caption and arrange for service of process.” | 35 |
| 3 | DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services | green | “the due process clauses generally confer no affirmative right to governmental aid, even where such aid may be necessary to secure life, liberty, or property interests of which the government itself may not deprive the individual.” | 23 |
| 4 | Horace Wilkins v. Gordon Lee Whitaker, Detective, H.P.P.D. John Faircloth, Chief of Police, H.P.P.D. | green | “under north carolina law, an action for conversion will lie against a public official who by an unauthorized act wrongfully deprives an owner of his property.” | 18 |
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.