The following excerpt is from Kormylo v. Forever Resorts, LLC, CASE NO. 13-cv-511 JM (WVG) (S.D. Cal. 2015):
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(a) instructs that leave to amend "shall be freely given when justice so requires." However, courts can dismiss without leave to amend if "the allegation of other facts consistent with the challenged pleading could not possibly cure the deficiency." Swartz v. KPMG LLP, 476 F.3d 756, 761 (9th Cir. 2007) (internal quotation marks omitted).
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