5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 81 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 Matheson v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Company.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matheson v. Progressive Specialty Insurance Company Anchor | green | “jurisdiction founded on 28 u.s.c. 1332 requires that the parties be in complete diversity and the amount in controversy exceed 75,000.” | 34 |
| 2 | Lee v. American National Insurance Company | green | “the diversity jurisdiction statute, as construed for nearly 200 years, requires that to bring a diversity case in federal court against multiple defendants, each plaintiff must be diverse from each defendant.” | 19 |
| 3 | California Diversified Promotions, Inc. v. James A. Musick | green | “it has long been held that a judge can dismiss sua sponte for lack of jurisdiction.” | 17 |
| 4 | Grancare v. Ruth Thrower | green | “a claim against a defendant may fail under rule 12(b)(6), but that defendant has not necessarily been fraudulently joined.” | 8 |
| 5 | Strawbridge v. Curtiss | red | “jurisdiction founded on 28 u.s.c. 1332 requires that the parties be in complete diversity and the amount in controversy exceed 75,000.” | 3 |
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.