What is the test for a motion to amend a Defendant's pleadings?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Potter v. Chex Sys., Inc., CASE NO. 13cv2272-LAB (NLS) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
1998). While "there is a policy that favors allowing parties to amend their pleadings . . . a district court may properly deny such a motion if it would be futile to do so." Partington v. Bugliosi, 56 F.3d 1147, 1162 (9th Cir. 1995).
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