9 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 258 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 Blue v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Anchor | green | “to prevail on a rule 59(e) motion to amend judgment, a party must clearly establish (1) that the court committed a manifest error of law or fact, or (2) that newly discovered evidence precluded entry of judgment.” | 73 |
| 2 | James Hoskins v. John Poelstra | green | “district judges have ample authority to dismiss frivolous or transparently defective suits spontaneously, and thus save everyone time and legal expense.” | 71 |
| 3 | Stanard v. Nygren | green | “here the lack of organization and basic coherence renders a complaint too confusing to determine the facts that constitute the alleged wrongful conduct, dismissal is an appropriate remedy.” | 23 |
| 4 | John Stephen Rowe and Dr. Jeffrey L. Lant v. Michele Shake, Greg Hulse, Craig Hanks | green | “istrict courts have the power to screen complaints filed by all litigants . . . regardless of fee status.” | 23 |
| 5 | Nathaniel Lindell v. Steven Houser, Officer, William Schultz, and Jeffrey Friday | green | “district courts should not have to read and decipher tomes disguised as pleadings.” | 6 |
| 6 | Jack R. Prewitt v. United States | green | “relief under 28 u.s.c. 2255 is reserved for extraordinary situations” | 5 |
| 7 | Robert L. Caudle v. American Arbitration Association | green | “litigant files an appeal, rather than suing the judge or the court or which the judge is a member, if he does not like decisions by the trial court . . . .” | 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.