6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 97 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 Lincoln Benefit Life Co. v. AEI Life, LLC.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Benefit Life Co. v. AEI Life, LLC Anchor | green | “the burden of establishing federal jurisdiction rests with the party asserting its existence.” | 55 |
| 2 | Sheridan v. NGK Metals Corp. | green | “rather than resting on the specific legal theory invoked, res judicata generally is thought to turn on the essential similarity of the underlying events giving rise to the various legal claims.” | 24 |
| 3 | Larry Roberts v. David Lau | green | “prosecutors . . . are absolutely immune from liability under 1983 for engaging in conduct that serves a quasi-judicial function.” | 6 |
| 4 | Shapiro v. McManus | green | “we have long distinguished between failing to raise a substantial federal question for jurisdictional purposes . . . and failing to state a claim for relief on the merits; only 'wholly insubstantial and frivolous' claims implicate the former.” | 5 |
| 5 | Erie Insurance Exchange v. Erie Indemnity Co. | green | “he party seeking removal, bears the burden of establishing that federal subject matter jurisdiction exists.” | 4 |
| 6 | Deborah Cook v. Gerald Wikler John Palko, John Palko, Defendant/third Party v. Tonkinson, P.O., Badge No. 708, Third Party Police Officer Tonkinson | green | “once a party timely files a motion to remand, 1447(c) authorizes a district court to enter a remand order . . . for a 'lack of subject matter jurisdiction.” | 3 |
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