8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 62 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 Rode v. Dellarciprete.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rode v. Dellarciprete Anchor | green | “hours are not reasonably expended if they are excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary.” | 16 |
| 2 | Black Grievance Committee v. Philadelphia Electric Company | green | “filed no affidavit and offered no testimony contesting the accuracy of the attorney's statement with respect to charges by comparable practitioners” | 8 |
| 3 | Martin O. Washington v. Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, Martin Washington | green | “bears the burden of establishing by way of satisfactory evidence, 'in addition to the attorney's own affidavits,' ... that the requested hourly rates meet this standard.” | 8 |
| 4 | Public Interest Research Group Of New Jersey, Inc. v. Sheila E. Windall | green | “should review the time charged, decide whether the hours set out were reasonably expended for each of the particular purposes described and then exclude those that are 'excessive, redundant, or otherwise unnecessary.” | 7 |
| 5 | Edwin Maldonado v. Feather O. Houstoun | green | “assess the experience and skill of the prevailing party's attorneys and compare their rates to the rates prevailing in the community for similar services by lawyers of reasonably comparable skill, experience, and reputation.” | 7 |
| 6 | Catherine M. Loughner v. The University Of Pittsburgh | green | “is calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community.” | 6 |
| 7 | Catherine M. Loughner v. The University Of Pittsburgh | green | “generally, a reasonable hourly rate is calculated according to the prevailing market rates in the relevant community.” | 5 |
| 8 | Ridley v. Costco Wholesale Corp. | green | “has not produced contradictory evidence, the district court may not exercise its discretion to adjust the requested rate downward.” | 5 |
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.