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5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 99 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 Janice Adcock-Ladd v. Secretary of Treasury United States Secret Service Department of Treasury.

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1 Janice Adcock-Ladd v. Secretary of Treasury United States Secret Service Department of Treasury Anchor
ca6 · 2000
green “that rate which lawyers of comparable skill and experience can reasonably expect to command within the venue of the court of record.” 42
2 Kelley v. Carr
miwd · 1983
green “a default judgment on well-pleaded allegations establishes only defendant's liability; plaintiff must still establish the extent of damages.” 19
3 Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Husted
ca6 · 2016
green “district courts are not required to act as 'green-eyeshade accountants' and 'achieve auditing perfection' but instead must simply to do 'rough justice.” 15
4 Ramada Franchise Systems, Inc. v. Baroda Enterprises, LLC
ohnd · 2004
green “an entry of default and a default judgment are distinct events that require separate treatment.” 14
5 John E. Green Plumbing and Heating Company, Inc. v. Turner Construction Company
ca6 · 1984
green “we recognize that the law 'does not require impossibilities' when it comes to proof of damages, but it does require whatever 'degree of certainty that the nature of the case admits.” 9

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