7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 29 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 Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services Anchor | green | “the critical question under monell remains this: is the action about which the plaintiff is complaining one of the institution itself, or is it merely one undertaken by a subordinate actor?” | 5 |
| 2 | Harriett G. Woodward, Special Administrator of the Estate of Justin Farver, Deceased v. Correctional Medical Services of Illinois, Inc. | green | “that no one in the past committed suicide simply shows that was fortu- nate, not that it wasn't deliberately indifferent.” | 4 |
| 3 | Herbert Whitlock v. Charles Bruegge | green | “here is no rule demanding that every case have only one proximate cause.” | 4 |
| 4 | Parrish v. Ball | green | “e do not believe that there is a patently obvious need to train an officer not to sexually assault women.” | 4 |
| 5 | Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services | green | “n sit- uations that call for procedures, rules or regulations, the fail- ure to make policy itself may be actionable.” | 4 |
| 6 | Refugio Ruiz-Cortez v. Glenn Lewellen | green | “in our rule 50 re- view, we give the nonmovant 'the benefit of every inference' while refraining from weighing for ourselves the credibility of evidence and testimony.” | 4 |
| 7 | Miller v. Fisher | green | “the standard mirrors our appellate analysis of a motion for summary judgment.” | 4 |
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