6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 41 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 Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation Anchor | green | “a fact is material for the purposes of summary judgment only if it might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law.” | 15 |
| 2 | Bruce Rich v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections | green | “it is entitled to summary judgment unless the nonmoving party, in response, comes forward with significant, probative evidence demonstrating the existence of a triable issue of fact.” | 10 |
| 3 | Sauve v. Lamberti | green | “the stringent burden of establishing the absence of a genuine issue of material fact.” | 6 |
| 4 | Burton v. City of Belle Glade | green | “courts should view the evidence and all factual inferences therefrom in the light most favorable to the party opposing the motion and all reasonable doubts about the facts should be resolved in favor of the non-movant.” | 4 |
| 5 | Christine Kerr v. McDonald's Corporation | green | “a fact or issue is material for the purposes of summary judgment only if it might affect the outcome of the suit under the governing law.” | 3 |
| 6 | Sauve v. Lamberti | green | “the court shall grant summary judgment if the movant shows that there is no genuine dispute as to any material fact and the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.” | 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.