7 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 210 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 Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp, Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp, Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp Anchor | green | “ike a partnership, an llc is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens.” | 80 |
| 2 | Susan Kanter Sharon Plunk v. Warner-Lambert Co. And Pfizer Inc. | green | “absent unusual circumstances, a party seeking to invoke diversity jurisdiction should be able to allege affirmatively the actual citizenship of the relevant parties.” | 43 |
| 3 | Susan Kanter Sharon Plunk v. Warner-Lambert Co. And Pfizer Inc. | green | “a person residing in a given state is not necessarily domiciled there, and thus is not necessarily a citizen of that state.” | 27 |
| 4 | Bradford v. Mitchell Brothers Truck Lines | green | “a petition alleging diversity of citizenship upon information and belief is insufficient.” | 21 |
| 5 | Good v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America | green | “he defendant must demonstrate that there is no possibility that the plaintiff will be able to establish a cause of action in state court against the alleged sham defendant.” | 19 |
| 6 | Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp, Morris Johnson, Jr. v. Columbia Properties Anchorage, Lp | green | “n llc is a citizen of every state of which its owners/members are citizens.” | 13 |
| 7 | Leon v. Gordon Trucking, Inc. | green | “corporate defendant, like any other, is presumed to know its own citizenship” | 7 |
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.