3 canonical passages across 2 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 John Zimmerli v. The City of Kansas City, MO.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Zimmerli v. The City of Kansas City, MO Anchor | green | “the party moving for summary judgment generally has the burden of demonstrating the absence of any genuine issues of material fact.” | 19 |
| 2 | John Zimmerli v. The City of Kansas City, MO | green | “there is no genuine issue of material fact when the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the nonmoving party.” | 17 |
| 3 | Timothy Thompson v. Crispus Nix | green | “accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge . . . or recommit the matter to the magistrate judge with instructions.” | 5 |
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.