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11 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 90 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 Werner v. Carbo.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Werner v. Carbo Anchor | green | “he or she then must satisfy one of the six specific sections of rule 60(b).” | 23 |
| 2 | Lester C. McLawhorn v. John W. Daniel & Company, Incorporated | green | “we have held on several occasions that a rule 60(b) motion is not timely brought when it is made three to four months after the original judgment and no valid reason is given for the delay.” | 17 |
| 3 | Cnf Constructors, Incorporated v. Donohoe Construction Company, a Division of the Donohoe Companies, Incorporated | green | “reconsideration of legal issues already addressed in an earlier ruling.” | 13 |
| 4 | Aikens v. Ingram | green | “must make a threshold showing of timeliness, 'a meritorious claim or defense,' and lack of unfair prejudice to the opposing party.” | 9 |
| 5 | Lester C. McLawhorn v. John W. Daniel & Company, Incorporated | green | “held on several occasions that a rule 60(b) motion is not timely brought when it is made three to four months after the original judgment and no valid reason is given for the delay.” | 7 |
| 6 | Ronald W. Dowell, Administrator of the Estate of Jackie Lynn Dowell, Deceased v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Automobile Insurance Company | green | “therefore, before a party may seek relief under rule 60(b), a party first must show 'timeliness, a meritorious claim, and a lack of unfair prejudice to the opposing party.” | 5 |
| 7 | Werner v. Carbo | green | “after a party has crossed this initial threshold, he then must satisfy one of the six specific sections of rule 60(b).” | 4 |
| 8 | Lester C. McLawhorn v. John W. Daniel & Company, Incorporated | green | “a rule 60(b) motion is not timely brought when it is made three to four months after the original judgment and no valid reason is given for the delay.” | 3 |
| 9 | Davis v. Kelley | green | “has failed to present extraordinary circumstances mirroring those demonstrated in buck.” | 3 |
| 10 | Ferguson v. United States | green | “to permit the district court to correct an erroneous judgment and thereby avoid the necessity of an appeal,” | 3 |
| 11 | Holland v. Virginia Lee Co. | green | “is merely the outer limit within which such motion may be presented” | 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.