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· 12/23/2009

Fisher v. Kadant, Inc.

Citations

  • 589 F.3d 505
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 28248
  • 2009 WL 4936412

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reiterating that a contingent request to amend a complaint contained in an opposition to a motion to dismiss \does not constitute a motion to amend a complaint\ (quoting Gray v. Evercore Restructuring L.L.C., 544 F.3d 320, 327 (1st Cir. 2008))
  • denying Rule 60(b)(2) relief where 9 consumers could not show why they could not have obtained evidence regarding 10 defective products earlier
  • “a plaintiff may amend his complaint once, as a matter of right, before an answer is filed” under Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)
  • “That a strategic choice may have backfired is not a ground for relief from judgment.”

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Judges: Boudin, Selya, Laplante

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