6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 76 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 Joseph Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Anchor | green | “a test similar to, but more lenient than, the analysis applicable to a rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss.” | 18 |
| 2 | Jerome-Duncan, Inc. v. Auto-By-Tel, L.L.C., Auto-By-Tel Marketing Corporation, and North Brothers Ford, Inc. | green | “the removing defendant may avoid remand only by demonstrating that the non-diverse party was fraudulently joined.” | 14 |
| 3 | Jerome-Duncan, Inc. v. Auto-By-Tel, L.L.C., Auto-By-Tel Marketing Corporation, and North Brothers Ford, Inc. | green | “when a non-diverse party has been joined as a defendant, then in the absence of a substantial federal question the removing defendant may avoid remand only by demonstrating that the non-diverse party was fraudulently joined.” | 13 |
| 4 | K & T Enterprises, Inc., D/B/A Dairy Queen of Blissfield, and Tahani Khoury v. Zurich Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee | green | “provides the substantive law governing diversity cases.” | 12 |
| 5 | Christensen v. ATS, Inc. | green | “if the plaintiff has even a 'glimmer of hope,' then any charge of fraudulent joinder fails, and the court must remand the case to state court for want of subject matter jurisdiction.” | 12 |
| 6 | Joseph Casias v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | green | “similar to, but more lenient than, the analysis applicable to a rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss.” | 7 |
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