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4 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 85 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 Nereida Mendez v. Republic Bank.

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1 Nereida Mendez v. Republic Bank Anchor
ca7 · 2013
green “based on an independent review of the evidence and arguments without giving any presumptive weight to the magistrate judge's conclusion.” 34
2 Nereida Mendez v. Republic Bank
ca7 · 2013
green “may accept, reject or modify the magistrate judge's recommended decision.” 27
3 Barbara Castile v. Michael Astrue
ca7 · 2010
green “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” 21
4 Left Field Media LLC v. City of Chicago
· 2015
green “the district judge makes the ultimate decision to adopt, reject, or modify the magistrate judge's recommendation.” 3

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