6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 48 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 Ralar Distributors, Inc. v. Rubbermaid, Inc..
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ralar Distributors, Inc. v. Rubbermaid, Inc. Anchor | green | “as to any essential factual element of its claim on which the nonmovant would bear the burden of proof at trial, its failure to come forward with sufficient evidence to generate a trialworthy issue warrants summary judgment for the moving party.” | 14 |
| 2 | Morales-Melecio v. United States | green | “however, summary judgment is improper when the record is sufficiently open-ended to permit a rational factfinder to resolve a material factual dispute in favor of either side.” | 12 |
| 3 | Wilson v. Moulison North Corp. | green | “a properly supported summary judgment motion cannot be defeated by conclusory allegations, improbable inferences, periphrastic circumlocutions, or rank speculation.” | 8 |
| 4 | Flaherty v. Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc | green | “a genuine dispute is 'one that must be decided at trial because the evidence, viewed in the light most flattering to the nonmovant, would permit a rational factfinder to resolve the issue in favor of either party.” | 6 |
| 5 | Morales-Melecio v. United States | green | “summary judgment is improper when the record is sufficiently open-ended to permit a rational factfinder to resolve a material factual dispute in favor of either side.” | 4 |
| 6 | Snell v. Neville | green | “that evidence, however, cannot 'rely on improbable inferences, conclusory allegations, or rank speculation.” | 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.