6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 133 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 Milissa Garside v. Osco Drug, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milissa Garside v. Osco Drug, Inc. Anchor | green | “to pierce the pleadings and to assess the proof in order to see whether there is a genuine need for trial.” | 69 |
| 2 | Feliciano v. El Conquistador | green | “in the light most favorable to, and drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of, the nonmoving party.” | 27 |
| 3 | Feliciano v. El Conquistador | green | “when the facts support plausible but conflicting inferences on a pivotal issue in the case, the judge may not choose between those inferences at the summary judgment stage.” | 16 |
| 4 | Zasha Zambrana-Marrero v. Carlos Suarez-Cruz | green | “in the light most favorable to the non-moving party.” | 11 |
| 5 | Ruggiero v. American United Life Insurance | green | “if the moving party satisfies the burden of showing, based on evidentiary material, that there is no genuine issue of material fact, the burden shifts to the nonmoving party to demonstrate by reference to specific provable facts 'that a reasonable jury could return a verdict for…” | 6 |
| 6 | Ruggiero v. American United Life Insurance | green | “a 'genuine' dispute is one that, based on the supporting evidence, 'a reasonable fact finder could resolve . . . in favor of the nonmoving party,' and a 'material' fact is one that has 'the potential to affect the outcome of the suit under the applicable law.” | 4 |
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.