State of Missouri v. Tiffany Mills

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• observing that “it is well settled that, in evaluating a motion for leave to amend, a court may look beyond the face of the proposed amended pleading to the record in the case before it”
• evaluating the legal questions underlying the court’s discretionary decision to grant or deny leave to amend for legal error
• approving of the par- ties’ agreement that “the key inquiry driving the exercise of discretion under ORCP 23 A is the extent of prejudice to the adverse party”
• applying same framework to construe Oregon Rules of Civil Procedure (ORCP)
• “‘More accurately, it is defined to be any judicial proceeding, which, if conducted to a determination, will result in a judgment or decree.’”
• “even absent a showing of prejudice, justice does not require futile amendments to be allowed”

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