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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 57 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 Christopher James Murphy v. Mark Kellar.

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1 Christopher James Murphy v. Mark Kellar Anchor
ca5 · 1992
green “a plaintiff bringing a section 1983 action must specify the personal involvement of each defendant” 26
2 Fernando Jacquez v. R.K. Procunier
ca5 · 1986
green “in order to successfully plead a cause of action in 1983 cases, plaintiffs must enunciate a set of facts that illustrate the defendants' participation in the wrong alleged” 16
3 Troy Lee Douthit v. Clarence Jones, Sheriff, Dallas County, Texas, and W. H. McCallum
ca5 · 1981
green “was personally involved in the acts causing the deprivation of his constitutional rights or a causal connection exists between an act of the official and the alleged constitutional violation.” 15

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