Does a district court have any authority to refuse to allow an amendment to a pleading?
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The following excerpt is from Leppaluoto v. U.S., 891 F.2d 295 (9th Cir. 1989):
Finally, the district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow appellants to amend their complaint. Amendments to pleadings are not allowed when they are in and of themselves defective. Ashelman v. Pope, 793 F.2d 1072, 1078 (9th Cir.1986) (en banc). Here, appellants' proposed amendments were defective as they alleged claims which were barred by judicial and prosecutorial immunities. See id.
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