Is there any case law supporting the argument that a motion for leave to amend is futile?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McMorrow v. Monelez Int'l, Inc., Case No. 17-cv-2327-BAS-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2018):
"Futility of amendment can, by itself, justify the denial of a motion for leave to amend." Bonin v. Calderon, 59 F.3d 815, 845 (9th Cir. 1995). Futility is a measure of the amendment's legal sufficiency. "[A] proposed amendment is futile only if no
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