Can a pleadings amendment that adds new claims be futile?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Abikar v. Bristol Bay Native Corp., Case No.: 3:17-cv-01036-GPC-AGS (S.D. Cal. 2018):
A proposed pleadings amendment that adds new claims is futile when the proposed claims are not supported by facts setting out a plausible claim for relief. See Labrador v.
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