5 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 70 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 McGuire v. Ryland Group, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McGuire v. Ryland Group, Inc. Anchor | green | “three grounds justifying reconsideration of an order: (1) an intervening change in controlling law; (2) the availability of new evidence; and (3) the need to correct clear error or manifest injustice.” | 18 |
| 2 | Scelta v. Delicatessen Support Services, Inc. | green | “reconsideration of a previous order is an extraordinary measure and should be applied sparingly.” | 16 |
| 3 | McGuire v. Ryland Group, Inc. | green | “a party who fails to present its strongest case in the first instance generally has no right to raise new theories or arguments in a motion for reconsideration.” | 14 |
| 4 | Scelta v. Delicatessen Support Services, Inc. | green | “motions for reconsideration should not be used to raise arguments which could, and should, have been previously made.” | 12 |
| 5 | American Home Assurance Company v. Glenn Estess & Associates, Inc., D/B/A Sales Consultants of Birmingham | green | “essentially afford a litigant two bites at the apple.” | 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.