7 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 586 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 Louis Napier v. Karen J. Preslicka.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Napier v. Karen J. Preslicka Anchor | green | “without arguable merit either in law or fact.” | 191 |
| 2 | Louis Napier v. Karen J. Preslicka | green | “is frivolous if it is 'without arguable merit either in law or fact.” | 94 |
| 3 | Joseph C. Sun v. J. Owen Forrester, United States District Judge | green | “a case is frivolous . . . when it appears the plaintiff 'has little or no chance of success.” | 87 |
| 4 | Coppedge v. United States | green | “good faith' . . . must be judged by an objective standard.” | 70 |
| 5 | Joseph Carroll v. Paul A. Gross, Sr., Bette Ellen Quial, Patricia A. Seitz | green | “a case is frivolous . . . when it appears the plaintiff 'has little or no chance of success.” | 64 |
| 6 | Joseph C. Sun v. J. Owen Forrester, United States District Judge | green | “in deciding whether an in forma pauperis appeal is frivolous, a district court determines whether there is 'a factual and legal basis . . . for the asserted wrong, however inartfully pleaded.” | 48 |
| 7 | Louis Napier v. Karen J. Preslicka | green | “if it is 'without arguable merit either in law or fact.” | 32 |
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.