5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 81 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 Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Convatec Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Convatec Inc. Anchor | green | “the party or person resisting discovery, not the party moving to compel discovery, bears the burden of persuasion.” | 23 |
| 2 | United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit | green | “a motion to compel discovery is addressed to the sound discretion of the district court.” | 22 |
| 3 | Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Incorporated Max Shayne, Incorporated v. Alpha of Virginia, Incorporated, D/B/A Lone Star Grill | green | “this court affords a district court substantial discretion in managing discovery and reviews the denial or granting of a motion to compel discovery for abuse of discretion.” | 20 |
| 4 | Anderson v. Foundation For Advancement, Education And Employment Of American Indians | green | “(1) whether the non-complying party acted in bad faith, (2) the amount of prejudice that noncompliance caused the adversary, (3) the need for deterrence of the particular sort of non-compliance, and (4) whether less drastic sanctions would have been effective.” | 11 |
| 5 | Va. Dep't of Corr. v. Jordan | green | “relevance is not, on its own, a high bar,” | 5 |
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.