· 11/29/2000
Federal Case
Citations
- 234 F.3d 863
- 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 29871
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- 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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