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7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 105 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 Meindl v. Genesys Pacific Technologies, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meindl v. Genesys Pacific Technologies, Inc. Anchor | green | “when a complaint demands a specific amount of damages, courts have generally held that a default judgment cannot award additional damages.” | 31 |
| 2 | Monge v. Portofino Ristorante | green | “the court may award damages without a hearing if the record supports the damages requested” | 22 |
| 3 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Lawbaugh | green | “is left to the discretion of the court.” | 19 |
| 4 | Mitra Rangarajan v. Johns Hopkins University | green | “strong policy favoring the disposition of cases on the merits . . . .” | 14 |
| 5 | Monge v. Portofino Ristorante | green | “a plaintiff's assertion of a sum in a complaint does not make the sum 'certain' unless the plaintiff claims liquidated damages; otherwise, the complaint must be supported by affidavit or documentary evidence.” | 10 |
| 6 | Ryan v. Homecomings Financial Network | green | “determine whether the well-pleaded allegations . . . support the relief sought” | 5 |
| 7 | Educational Credit Management Corp. v. Optimum Welding | green | “while the court may hold a hearing to consider evidence as to damages, it is not required to do so; it may rely instead on 'detailed affidavits or documentary evidence to determine the appropriate sum.” | 4 |
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.