Legal Opinion

Parker v. Landry

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 20, 2019No. 18-1998PPublishedCited by 152 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

*12 The district court dismissed a complaint filed by plaintiff-appellant Bridget Parker against (as relevant here) three Maine prison officials, determining that the complaint did not state a plausible claim. The plaintiff sought leave to amend, but the district court denied her motion. The court ruled that the proposed amended complaint was futile because it failed to state any plausible claims against the three officials. The plaintiff appeals. Concluding that the court below appropriately evaluated the proposed amended complaint and appropriately denied leave to amend,…

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