3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 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 United States v. Robert Seaman Drabeck, Jr..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States v. Robert Seaman Drabeck, Jr. Anchor | green | “a suit against a governmental officer in his official capacity is equivalent to a suit against the governmental entity itself.” | 8 |
| 2 | Dix v. County of Shasta | green | “explicitly mandatory language' specifying the outcome that must be reached upon a finding that the substantive predicates have been met.” | 4 |
| 3 | Dix v. County of Shasta | green | “employ 'explicitly mandatory language' specifying the outcome that must be reached upon a finding that the substantive predicates have been met.” | 3 |
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