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12 canonical passages across 9 cases, quoted by 360 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 Sun Bank of Ocala v. Pelican Homestead and Savings Association, and Third Party v. American First Mortgage Funding Corp., Third Party.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun Bank of Ocala v. Pelican Homestead and Savings Association, and Third Party v. American First Mortgage Funding Corp., Third Party Anchor | green | “default judgments are a drastic remedy, not favored by the federal rules and resorted to by courts only in extreme situations.” | 90 |
| 2 | Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd. v. Houston National Bank, Defendant-Third Party v. Jack D. Baize, Third Party | green | “there must be a sufficient basis in the pleadings for the judgment entered.” | 80 |
| 3 | Ganther v. Ingle | green | “a party is not entitled to a default judgment as a matter of right, even where the defendant is technically in default.” | 56 |
| 4 | Eddie Wooten v. McDonald Transit Assoc, Inc. | green | “be enough to raise a right to relief above the speculative level, on the assumption that all the allegations in the complaint are true (even if doubtful in fact).” | 47 |
| 5 | Sun Bank of Ocala v. Pelican Homestead and Savings Association, and Third Party v. American First Mortgage Funding Corp., Third Party | green | “a drastic remedy, not favored by the federal rules and resorted to by courts only in extreme situations.” | 18 |
| 6 | J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Morelia Mexican Restaurant, Inc. | green | “defendants' failure to respond threatens to bring the adversary process to a halt, effectively prejudicing plaintiff's interests.” | 18 |
| 7 | James v. Frame | green | “computed with certainty by reference to the pleadings and supporting documents alone.” | 16 |
| 8 | J & J Sports Productions, Inc. v. Morelia Mexican Restaurant, Inc. | green | “whether there is a sufficient basis in the pleadings for the judgment;” | 15 |
| 9 | Law Funder, L.L.C. v. Sergio Munoz, Jr. | green | “a default judgment establishes the defendant's liability but not the quantity of damages.” | 7 |
| 10 | William Flynn v. People's Choice Home Loans, Inc | green | “the burden of establishing damages rests squarely and solely on the plaintiff.” | 5 |
| 11 | Ganther v. Ingle | green | “a party is not entitled to a default judgment” | 4 |
| 12 | Manhattan Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC v. Barbara Hollinshed, Individually and On Behalf of the Estate of Charles Adams | green | “the law presumes a person sane and mentally capable to enter a contract. the burden is upon the party seeking to avoid an instrument on the ground of insanity or mental capacity to establish it by a preponderance of proof.” | 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.