· 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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