4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 31 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 Morgan Distributing Company, Inc. v. Unidynamic Corporation (Formerly Known as Umc Industries, Inc.).
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Distributing Company, Inc. v. Unidynamic Corporation (Formerly Known as Umc Industries, Inc.) Anchor | green | “t is axiomatic that a complaint may not be amended by the briefs in opposition to a motion to dismiss.” | 18 |
| 2 | Midland Farms, LLC v. United States Department of Agriculture | green | “midland may not amend its complaint through an argument raised in a brief in opposition to a motion to dismiss.” | 7 |
| 3 | Lundahl v. Nar Inc. | green | “plaintiff has employed numerous aliases in her past litigation including, but not limited to, h.m. telford, m.h. telford, marti telford, holli lundahl, h. lundahl, h.t. lundahl, marti lundahl, and holly mattie telford.” | 3 |
| 4 | Danny Fischer v. Minneapolis Public Schools | green | “but fischer failed to include these claims in his complaint, failed to file an amended complaint by the deadline, and did not later petition to court to amend his complaint. accordingly, these claims were not properly before the district court.” | 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.