8 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 57 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 American Canoe Association, Inc. v. Murphy Farms, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Canoe Association, Inc. v. Murphy Farms, Inc. Anchor | green | “motions for reconsideration of interlocutory orders are not subject to the strict standards applicable to motions for reconsideration of a final judgment.” | 14 |
| 2 | Hale v. Belton Associates, Inc. | green | “timeliness, a meritorious defense, a lack of unfair prejudice to the opposing party, and exceptional circumstances.” | 11 |
| 3 | In Re John Rodgers Burnley | green | “must clearly establish the grounds therefore to the satisfaction of the district court,” | 9 |
| 4 | Fontell v. Hassett | green | “the prior judgment cannot be 'just maybe or probably wrong; it must . . . strike the court as wrong with the force of a five-week-old, unrefrigerated dead fish.” | 7 |
| 5 | Cohens v. Maryland Department of Human Resources | green | “in considering whether to revise interlocutory decisions, district courts in this circuit have looked to whether movants presented new arguments or evidence, or whether the court has obviously misapprehended a party's position or the facts or applicable law.” | 7 |
| 6 | Kennedy v. St. Joseph's Ministries, Inc. | green | “we are faced with a pure question of law and our resolution of it terminates the case.” | 3 |
| 7 | McGlotten v. Connally | green | “distinctions as to the method of distribution of federal funds or their equivalent seem beside the point” | 3 |
| 8 | Goodman v. Archbishop Curley High School, Inc. | green | “substantial doubt' that the district court's order was correct.” | 3 |
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.