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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 128 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 Haymes v. Smith.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haymes v. Smith Anchor | green | “the generally recognized rule is that a court may not authorize the commitment of federal funds to underwrite the necessary expenditures of an indigent civil litigant's action.” | 45 |
| 2 | Ricky Davis v. Helen Scott Tom Villmer James Purkett Ian Wallace | green | “broad discretion to decide whether both the plaintiff and the court will benefit from the appointment of counsel, taking into account the factual and legal complexity of the case, the presence or absence of conflicting testimony, and the plaintiff's ability to investigate the fa…” | 33 |
| 3 | Melvin Leroy Tyler v. Warden Lark Norton Y. Beilenson v. Treasurer of the United States | green | “the generally recognized rule is that a court may not authorize the commitment of federal funds to underwrite the necessary expenditures of an indigent civil litigant's action.” | 26 |
| 4 | In Re Donald L. Richard, Sr. | green | “28 u.s.c. 1915(a) . . . does not give the litigant a right to have documents copied and returned to him at government expense.” | 24 |
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.