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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 88 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 Robert Davis v. Wayne Scott, Director v. Unidentified Dawson, Correction Officer III Unidentified Crowder, Correction Officer, III.

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1 Robert Davis v. Wayne Scott, Director v. Unidentified Dawson, Correction Officer III Unidentified Crowder, Correction Officer, III Anchor
ca5 · 1998
green “such as if the complaint alleges the violation of a legal interest which clearly does not exist.” 31
2 Norman R Spears v. Ol Mccotter Director Texas Department of Corrections
ca5 · 1998
green “after providing the plaintiff the opportunity to present additional facts when necessary, the facts alleged are clearly baseless.” 27
3 James Stephen Jones v. M.L. Greninger, M.L. Greninger Yolanda Cornelius Ralph Figueroa
ca5 · 1999
green “in analyzing the complaint, the court will accept all well-pleaded facts as true, viewing them in the light most favorable to the plaintiff.” 21
4 Robert Davis v. Wayne Scott, Director v. Unidentified Dawson, Correction Officer III Unidentified Crowder, Correction Officer, III
ca5 · 1998
green “a complaint lacks an arguable basis in law if it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory, such as if the complaint alleges the violation of a legal interest which clearly does not exist.” 9

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