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· 11/29/2000

Federal Case

Citations

  • 234 F.3d 863
  • 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 29871

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that for futility, the standard is the same as the 12(b)(6) standard of legal sufficiency
  • holding that a district court does not abuse its discretion when it denies leave to amend if it is futile
  • noting that futility is judged by Rule 12(b)(6) standards
  • construing futility in the context of Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)
  • \The focus here is on whether the nonresident 'purposefully availed' itself of the benefits of the forum state.\
  • “It is within the district court's discretion to deny a motion to amend if it is futile.”

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