5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 94 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 Jeffery Mays v. Ronald Sprinkle.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffery Mays v. Ronald Sprinkle Anchor | green | “a claim has facial plausibility when the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw the reasonable inference that defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged.” | 59 |
| 2 | Save Our Sound OBX, Inc. v. NC Dept of Transportation | green | “a proposed amendment is . . . futile if the claim it presents would not survive a motion to dismiss.” | 11 |
| 3 | Save Our Sound OBX, Inc. v. NC Dept of Transportation | green | “futile if the claim it presents would not survive a motion to dismiss.” | 10 |
| 4 | Simmons v. United Mortgage & Loan Investment, LLC | green | “should freely give leave to amend when justice so requires,” | 9 |
| 5 | Carmax Auto Superstores, Inc. v. Sibley | green | “the mandated liberal construction afforded to pro se pleadings means that if the court can reasonably read the pleadings to state a valid claim on which the plaintiff could prevail, it should do so.” | 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.