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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 17 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 Morris v. County of Marin.

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1 Morris v. County of Marin Anchor
cal · 1977
green “the 'directory' or 'mandatory' designation does not refer to whether a particular statutory requirement is 'permissive' or 'obligatory,' but instead simply denotes whether the failure to comply with a particular procedural step will or will not have the effect of invalidating th…” 8
2 Coy v. Superior Court
cal · 1959
green “was not called upon to do so . . . while evidence of reasonable cause stood unchallenged in the record” 3
3 San Dieguito Union High School District v. Commission on Professional Competence
calctapp · 1985
green “strong presumption of correctness” 3
4 Pedro v. City of Los Angeles
calctapp · 2014
green “evidence that a rational trier of fact could find to be reasonable, credible, and of solid value.” 3

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