The following excerpt is from Lanier v. Fresno Unified Sch. Dist., 1: 09-cv-01779 -AWI-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2013):
This inquiry primarily asks whether a party has shown a "repeated failure to cure deficiencies by amendments previously allowed." Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 83 S.Ct. 227, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962). This is the first time Defendant has sought to amend its answer. This circumstances favors amendment.
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