5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 61 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 Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvey v. Grey Wolf Drilling Co. Anchor | green | “complete diversity requires that all persons on one side of the controversy be citizens of different states than all persons on the other side.” | 21 |
| 2 | Getty Oil Corporation, Succeeded by and a Division of Texaco, Inc. v. Insurance Company of North America | green | “the burden of proving that complete diversity exists rests upon the party who seeks to invoke the court's diversity jurisdiction.” | 19 |
| 3 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning | green | “most directly, and most often, federal jurisdiction attaches when federal law creates the cause of action asserted.” | 13 |
| 4 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Manning | green | “there is 'a special and small category of cases in which arising under jurisdiction still lies.” | 4 |
| 5 | Nicole Quezada v. Bechtel OG & C Construction | green | “such independent bases include diversity of citizenship under 28 u.s.c. 1332 or federal question jurisdiction under 28 u.s.c. 1331 .” | 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.