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· 3/23/1981

Williams v. City of Fairburn

Citations

  • 640 F.2d 635

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  • noting that plaintiffs diligent efforts to prosecute case supported grant of leave to amend
  • finding no prejudice where plaintiffs proffered alternative theory before both district and appellate courts before moving to amend
  • affirming district court's decision to grant leave to amend to assert new legal theories where Defendants asserted no particular prejudice aside from counsel fees
  • finding no prejudice because no new facts or additional discovery were required
  • \Fed.R.Civ.P. 15 embodies the liberal pleading philosophy of the federal rules.\
  • \Fed.R.Civ.P. 15 embodies the liberal pleading philosophy of the federal rules.\

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Judges: Clark, Tjoflat, Vance

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