Briggs v. State of MS

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• concluding denial of a motion for leave to amend is not an abuse of discretion when the amendment would have been futile
• denying leave to amend when plaintiff should have had notice of issue from court’s ruling on original motion to dismiss, and when further amendment would be futile
• denying motion to amend is not an abuse of discretion if allowing amendment would be futile, and amendment is futile if it would fail to survive Rule 12(b)(6) motion
• “[a] mere display on public property . . . is in no meaningful sense . . . coercive”
• “[T]he proposed amended complaint could not survive a Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion and allowing [plaintiff] to amend the complaint would be futile.”
• noting similarity and treating the tests together

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