Legal Opinion
Clemmer v. Enron Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided March 30, 1995No. Civ. A. H-93-3550PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
CRONE, United States Magistrate Judge.
Pending before the court is Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint (# 42).
I. Standards for Amendment
The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provide that leave to amend pleadings “shall be freely given when justice so requires.” Fed.R.Civ.P. 15(a). The policy of the federal rules is to permit liberal amendment to facilitate determination of claims on the merits and to prevent litigation from becoming a technical exercise in the fine points of pleading. Foman v. Davis, 371 U.S. 178, 182, 83 S.Ct. 227, 230, 9 L.Ed.2d 222 (1962); Conley…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- John W. Dussouy, Jr. v. Gulf Coast Investment CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- National Association of Government Employees v. City Public Service Board of San Antonio, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
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