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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 351 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Winget.

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1 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. v. Winget Anchor
ca6 · 2007
green “for purposes of a motion for judgment on the pleadings, all well-pleaded material allegations of the pleadings of the opposing party must be taken as true, and the motion may be granted only if the moving party is nevertheless clearly entitled to judgment.” 156
2 Bassett v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
ca6 · 2008
green “does not 'require heightened fact pleading of specifics, but only enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” 95
3 Commercial Money Center, Inc. v. Illinois Union Insurance
ca6 · 2007
green “a complaint must contain direct or inferential allegations respecting all the material elements under some viable legal theory.” 35
4 Gunasekera v. Irwin
ca6 · 2009
green “well-established principle that 'federal rule of civil procedure 8(a)(2) requires only a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.' specific facts are not necessary; the statement need only 'give the defendant fair notice of what the …” 23

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