7 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 44 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 Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuolumne Jobs & Small Business Alliance v. Superior Court Anchor | green | “it is a maxim of statutory interpretation that courts should give meaning to every word of a statute and should avoid constructions that would render any word or provision surplusage.” | 17 |
| 2 | John v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County | green | “our primary task in interpreting a statute is to determine the legislature's intent, giving effect to the law's purpose. we consider first the words of a statute, as the most reliable indicator of legislative intent.” | 6 |
| 3 | Nickell v. Matlock | green | “an order granting terminating sanctions is not appealable, and the losing party must await the entry of the order of dismissal or judgment unless the terminating order is inextricably intertwined with another, appealable order.” | 6 |
| 4 | Ducoing Management, Inc. v. Superior Court of Orange County | green | “a disposition that reverses a judgment automatically vacates the costs award in the underlying judgment even without an express statement to this effect.” | 5 |
| 5 | Stephen Slesinger, Inc. v. Walt Disney Co. | green | “inherent power may only be exercised to the extent not inconsistent with the federal or state constitutions, or california statutory law.” | 4 |
| 6 | Cuevas v. Truline Corp. | green | “there can be only one final judgment in a single action.” | 3 |
| 7 | PEOPLE EX REL. GRIJALVA v. Superior Court | green | “a spark from construction equipment operated by an employee of the water conservation district started a brush fire.” | 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.