The following excerpt is from Shields v. Hall-Mark Electronics Corp., 103 F.3d 140 (9th Cir. 1996):
Leave to amend is generally within the discretion of the district court. Rhoden v. United States, 55 F.3d 428, 432 (9th Cir.1995). We review the denial of a motion to amend for an abuse of discretion. United States v. County of San Diego, 53 F.3d 965, 969 n. 6 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 183 (1995).
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