7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 380 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 Eric Knapp v. Hogan.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Knapp v. Hogan Anchor | green | “when a litigant knowingly and repeatedly refuses to conform his pleadings to the requirements of the federal rules, it is reasonable to conclude that the litigant simply cannot state a claim.” | 221 |
| 2 | Roberts v. Spalding | green | “a prison inmate has no independent constitutional right to outside medical care additional and supplemental to the medical care provided by the prison staff within the institution.” | 77 |
| 3 | Lamb v. Norwood | green | “rison officials do not act with deliberate indifference when they provide medical treatment even if it is subpar or different from what the inmate wants.” | 35 |
| 4 | Youngbear v. Thalacker | green | “there can be no 'negligent' violations of an individual's right to equal protection.... there is no evidence from which the court may infer that the defendants' asserted reasons for delaying the construction of a sweat lodge at the were a pretext for discrimination.” | 24 |
| 5 | Supre v. Ricketts | green | “while the medical community may disagree among themselves as to the best form of treatment for plaintiff's condition, the department of corrections made an informed judgment as to the appropriate form of treatment and did not deliberately ignore plaintiff's medical needs.” | 12 |
| 6 | Philip Rosati v. Dr. Igbinoso | green | “rosati plausibly alleges that prison officials were aware of her medical history and need for treatment, but denied the surgery because of a blanket policy against .” | 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.