5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 91 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 Smith v. EMC Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith v. EMC Corporation Anchor | green | “district court must possess a 'substantial reason' to deny a request for leave to amend.” | 37 |
| 2 | Yumilicious Franchise, L.L.C. v. Matthew Barrie, e | green | “that generous standard is tempered by the necessary power of a district court to manage a case.” | 29 |
| 3 | United States Ex Rel. Willard v. Humana Health Plan of Texas Inc. | green | “a bare request in an opposition to a motion to dismiss-without any indication of the particular grounds on which the amendment is sought-does not constitute a motion within the contemplation of rule 15(a).” | 11 |
| 4 | The Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana v. Harry L. Laws Company, Inc. | green | “evinces a bias in favor of granting leave to amend.” | 7 |
| 5 | Butler v. Denka Performance Elastomer | green | “under the same standards as a dismissal under rule 12(b)(6).” | 7 |
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.