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5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 95 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 Spitznas v. Boone.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spitznas v. Boone Anchor | green | “if it in substance or effect asserts or reasserts a federal basis for relief from the petitioner's underlying conviction.” | 44 |
| 2 | United States v. Nelson | green | “it is the relief sought, not the pleading's title, that determines whether the pleading is a 2255 motion.” | 24 |
| 3 | Spitznas v. Boone | green | “a 60(b) motion is a second or successive petition if it in substance or effect asserts or reasserts a federal basis for relief from the petitioner's underlying conviction.” | 16 |
| 4 | United States v. Nelson | green | “it is the relief sought, not his pleading's title, that determines whether the pleading is a” | 6 |
| 5 | Jerry Craig Coleman v. United States | green | “to any other court in which the action or appeal could have been brought at the time it was filed or noticed” | 5 |
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.