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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 73 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 Joshua Kelly v. Timothy Wengler.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joshua Kelly v. Timothy Wengler Anchor | green | “federal courts are courts of limited subject matter jurisdiction.” | 12 |
| 2 | McCowan v. Fraley (In Re McCowan) | green | “whether a court has subject matter jurisdiction is a question of law that we review de novo.” | 11 |
| 3 | In Re Lake County Grapevine Nursery Operations | green | “a person filing a voluntary petition for bankruptcy on behalf of a business entity must be duly authorized to do so.” | 10 |
| 4 | In Re Lake County Grapevine Nursery Operations | green | “if the person lacks authority, the court has no alternative but to dismiss the petition.” | 10 |
| 5 | JWL Entertainment Group, Inc. v. Solby+Westbrae Partners, 19 SHC, Corp. | green | “matters concerning who has authority to file a bankruptcy petition, make decisions for a debtor in possession, and control its property is a 'core' proceeding . . . .” | 10 |
| 6 | Peter Ullrich v. Kenneth A. Welt | green | “indeed, bankruptcy courts have consistently ruled on authority-to-file questions after implicitly assuming jurisdiction pursuant to 28 u.s.c. 1334 .” | 10 |
| 7 | Gugliuzza v. Federal Trade Commission | green | “while district courts normally do not act as appellate bodies, they may do so in the bankruptcy context.” | 10 |
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.