Is there an abuse of discretion to grant a motion for judgment on the pleadings without leave to amend?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Macdonald v. Arazm, B265659 (Cal. App. 2018):
"[I]t is an abuse of discretion to grant a motion for judgment on the pleadings without leave to amend ' "if there is any reasonable possibility that the plaintiff can state a good cause of action." ' " (Dudley v. Department of Transportation (2001) 90 Cal.App.4th 255, 260.) The appellant bears the burden of showing abuse of discretion and carries that burden by showing how the complaint can be amended to state a cause of action. (Ibid.)
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