John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment Corporation

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• Holding that the mere passage of time “need not result in refusal of leave to a mend; on the contrary, it is only undue delay that forecloses amendment”
• holding that a district court erred in denying leave to amend where amendment would not be futile, the plaintiff did not unduly delay, there were not repeated failures to cure the deficiency, and no prejudice would result to the opposing party
• explaining that courts have held that “when the officers of a corporation act for their own personal purposes, they become independent actors, who can conspire with the corporation”
• stating that Rule 15 evinces a bias in favor of granting leave to amend
• holding the District Court abused its discretion in denying the plaintiff’s post-judgment motion to amend
• noting that the language of Rule 15(a) “evinces a bias in favor of granting leave to amend”

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