4 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 99 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 Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee Anchor | green | “a federal court must disregard nominal or formal parties and rest jurisdiction only upon the citizenship of real parties to the controversy.” | 50 |
| 2 | Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee | green | “a trustee is a real party to the controversy for purposes of diversity jurisdiction when he possesses certain customary powers to hold, manage, and dispose of assets for the benefit of others.” | 20 |
| 3 | Navarro Savings Assn. v. Lee | green | “must disregard nominal or formal parties and rest jurisdiction only upon the citizenship of real parties to the controversy.” | 20 |
| 4 | Carden v. Arkoma Associates | green | “navarro had nothing to do with the citizenship of the 'trust,' since it was a suit by the trustees in their own names.” | 9 |
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.