4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 746 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 Thomas v. Arn.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas v. Arn Anchor | green | “it does not appear that congress intended to require district court review of a magistrate's factual or legal conclusions, under a de novo or any other standard, when neither party objects to those findings.” | 443 |
| 2 | Lardie v. Birkett | green | “as to the parts of the report and recommendation to which no party has objected, the court need not conduct a review by any standard.” | 114 |
| 3 | Orville Cephas v. John Nash, Warden, Ray Brook Federal Correctional Institution | green | “as a rule, a party's failure to object to any purported error or omission in a magistrate judge's report waives further judicial review of the point.” | 112 |
| 4 | Steven v. Summers v. State of Utah Salt Lake Commissioners \John Does 1-5\" | green | “in the absence of timely objection, the district court may review a magistrate's report under any standard it deems appropriate.” | 77 |
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.