Legal Opinion
Kiser v. General Electric Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 14, 1987No. 87-1023PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, JR., Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns a district court order that affirmed its prior order dismissing a complaint without first considering appellant’s request, or her subsequent motion, for leave to amend her complaint. We find that the district court should have granted appellant’s request or her motion for leave to amend, and that the district court thus acted improperly when it dismissed the complaint without even addressing appellant’s request or motion to amend. Accordingly, we will reverse the order of dismissal and remand to the district…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Foman v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Zenith Radio Corp. v. Hazeltine Research, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Schiavone v. FortuneSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pullman Co. v. JenkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Young v. QuinlanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Bechtel v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Nos. 97-5735, 97-5736Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. United States GypsumDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1989
- Scattergood v. PerelmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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