Gregory Branum v. Clifford Clark, David Hanson, Paul Szarmach, George Stein, and Ross Geoghegan

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• noting that courts should not dismiss a pro se complaint “without granting leave to amend at least once when a liberal reading of the complaint gives any indication that a valid claim might be stated”
• reminding that a court ordinarily should not dismiss a complaint filed by a pro se litigant without granting leave to amend at least once “when a liberal reading of the complaint gives an 11 indication that a valid claim might be stated.”
• observing that a court should not dismiss claims contained in a complaint filed by a pro se litigant without granting leave to amend at least once “when a liberal reading of the complaint gives any indication that a valid claim might be stated.”
• reversing denial of pro se plaintiff’s Rule 60(b) motion, noting courts “should not dismiss without granting leave to amend at least once when a liberal reading of the complaint gives any indication that a valid claim might be stated”
• where pro se pleading contained “the seeds” of viable claims, it should not be dismissed “without granting leave to amend at least once”
• “Such an implied contract, recognized under state law, provides the basis for a property interest that would be entitled to constitutional protection.”

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