10 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 55 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 Georgelas v. Desert Hill Ventures.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgelas v. Desert Hill Ventures Anchor | green | “the movant bears the initial burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact, but once the moving party has done so, the burden shifts to the non-movant to establish a genuine issue of fact.” | 10 |
| 2 | Lance v. Board of County Commissioners | green | “the summary judgment standard requires the court to construe the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmovant and to draw all reasonable inferences in its favor.” | 6 |
| 3 | Georgelas v. Desert Hill Ventures | green | “the non-movant to establish a genuine issue of fact.” | 6 |
| 4 | Palacios v. Fortuna | green | “construes the facts in the light most favorable to the nonmovant and . . . draws all reasonable inferences in its favor.” | 6 |
| 5 | Riggins v. Goodman | green | “the burden shifts to the plaintiff, who must demonstrate on the facts alleged that (1) the defendant's actions violated his or her constitutional or statutory rights, and (2) the right was clearly established at the time of the alleged misconduct.” | 5 |
| 6 | Williams v. Owners Insurance Company | green | “a rational trier of fact could find for the nonmovant.” | 5 |
| 7 | Securities & Exchange Commission v. Thompson | green | “make a showing sufficient to establish the existence of an element essential to that party's case.” | 5 |
| 8 | Gutteridge v. State of Oklahoma | green | “traditional burden of the movant for summary judgment” | 5 |
| 9 | Georgelas v. Desert Hill Ventures | green | “bears the initial burden of demonstrating the absence of a genuine issue of material fact,” | 4 |
| 10 | Estate of Joseph Valverde v. Dodge | green | “the issue is whether an officer reasonably believed they faced a threat of serious physical harm.” | 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.