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3 canonical passages across 3 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 Mader v. United States.

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1 Mader v. United States Anchor
ca8 · 2011
green “sovereign immunity shields the federal government and its agencies from suit.” 9
2 Cornell v. Kellner
dcd · 2008
green “because bivens suits are suits brought against government officials in their individual, rather than their official capacities, 'personal jurisdiction is necessary to maintain a bivens claim.” 3
3 Sammy Pendleton v. Linda Sanders
ca8 · 2014
green “a civilly committed plaintiff does not qualify as a 'prisoner” 3

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