3 canonical passages across 2 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 Columbia Insurance v. Seescandy.Com.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbia Insurance v. Seescandy.Com Anchor | green | “identifies the missing party with 16 sufficient specificity such that the court can determine that the defendant is a real person 17 or entity who could be sued in federal court” | 15 |
| 2 | Columbia Insurance v. Seescandy.Com | green | “will only be employed in cases where the 24 plaintiff has in good faith exhausted traditional avenues for identifying a civil defendant 25 pre-service, and will prevent use of this method to harass or intimidate.” | 15 |
| 3 | Wakefield v. Thompson | green | “permit the plaintiff to identify john doe and serve the defendant, 23 permitting this case to go forward.” | 14 |
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.