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5 canonical passages across 3 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 Yanero v. Davis.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yanero v. Davis Anchor | green | “good faith judgment calls made in a legally uncertain environment.” | 17 |
| 2 | Yanero v. Davis | green | “one that requires only obedience to the orders of others, or when the officer's duty is absolute, certain, and imperative, involving merely execution of a specific act arising from fixed and designated facts.” | 16 |
| 3 | Yanero v. Davis | green | “once the officer or employee has shown prima facie that the act was performed within the scope of his/her discretionary authority, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to establish by direct or circumstantial evidence that the discretionary act was not performed in good faith.” | 15 |
| 4 | Vitale v. Henchey | green | “any unlawful touching of the person of another, either by the aggressor himself, or by any substance set in motion by him.” | 12 |
| 5 | James Coitrone v. Bobby Murray | green | “the analysis of excessive force claims under 1983 is different from the analysis under state law.” | 2 |
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.