8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 129 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 Enron Oil Corp. v. Fuchs.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enron Oil Corp. v. Fuchs Anchor | green | “oft-stated preference for resolving disputes on the merits,” | 50 |
| 2 | Erwin DeMarino Trucking Co. v. Jackson | green | “supervise default judgments with extreme care to avoid miscarriages of justice” | 27 |
| 3 | Fustok v. Conticommodity Services, Inc. | green | “the court must ensure that there is a basis for the damages specified in a default judgment, it may, but need not, make the determination through a hearing.” | 12 |
| 4 | Gunawan v. Sake Sushi Restaurant | green | “the plaintiff's recollection and estimates of hours worked are presumed to be correct.” | 11 |
| 5 | Rolls-Royce PLC v. Rolls-Royce USA, Inc. | green | “responsibility to ensure that the factual allegations, accepted as true, provide a proper basis for liability and relief.” | 10 |
| 6 | Guthrie v. Rainbow Fencing Inc. | green | “only those plaintiffs who have been concretely harmed by a defendant's statutory violation may sue that private defendant over that violation in federal court.” | 9 |
| 7 | Fermin v. Las Delicias Peruanas Restaurant, Inc. | green | “shall be allowed on any money judgment in a civil case recovered in a district court.” | 5 |
| 8 | Pacific M. International Corp. v. Raman International Gems, Ltd. | green | “the court may consider whether material issues of fact remain, whether the facts alleged in the complaint state a valid cause of action, whether plaintiff has been substantially prejudiced by the delay involved, and whether the default judgment may have a harsh effect on the def…” | 5 |
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.