5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 115 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 Durre v. Dempsey.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durre v. Dempsey Anchor | green | “there is no constitutional right to appointed counsel in a civil case.” | 44 |
| 2 | Steffey v. Orman | green | “that having counsel appointed would have assisted the movant in presenting his strongest possible case, as the same could be said in any case.” | 30 |
| 3 | Susan B. CASTNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLORADO SPRINGS CABLEVISION, Defendant-Appellee | green | “volunteer counsel to undeserving claims will waste a precious resource and may discourage attorneys from donating their time.” | 18 |
| 4 | Susan B. CASTNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COLORADO SPRINGS CABLEVISION, Defendant-Appellee | green | “thoughtful and prudent use of the appointment power is necessary so that willing counsel may be located without the need to make coercive appointments.” | 15 |
| 5 | Nelson v. Boeing Commercial | green | “the only context in which courts have recognized a constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel in civil litigation is in immigration cases” | 8 |
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.