Foman v. Davis

Holding that an appeal was improperly dismissed when the record as a whole — including a timely but incomplete notice of appeal and a premature but complete notice — revealed the orders petitioner sought to appeal

Jackson v. Bank of Hawaii

Holding that plaintiffs are not entitled to amend to add claims that "advance different legal theories and require proof of different facts"

Saul v. U.S.

Holding the CSRA barred an employee's Bivens claims and preempted his state law tort claims

Franzen, Director v. Duckworth

Discussing the relaxed standard of scrutiny to be applied in cases involving citizen-witness informants, and the lessened standard regarding the competency of evidence upon which probable cause may be based

Kaplan v. Rose

Holding that the CEO of small company had proved good faith by submitting an uncontradicted affidavit stating that he never directed anyone to make misstatements that he knew to be misleading

Acri v. International Ass'n of Machinists & Aerospace Workers

Holding that accrual of cause of action was question of law when evidentiary facts regarding accrual were not in dispute

Texaco, Inc. v. Ponsoldt

Holding that an eight-month delay was unreasonable

Roberts v. Arizona Bd. of Regents

Holding district court did not abuse its discretion in denying leave to amend where motion was "raised at the eleventh hour, after discovery was virtually complete and the [defendant's] motion for summary judgment was pending before the court

In re Circuit Breaker Litigation

Noting that the longer the delay to amend, the less a showing of prejudice is needed for denial

Cummings v. Valley Health Sys., LLC

Rule 15 - Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Finding that, per N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 1024, New York law provides a more forgiving principle for relation back in the context of naming John Doe defendants described with particularity in the complaint