If a motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted, should leave to amend be granted?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Matthews v. Holland, No. 1:14-cv-1959 KJM DB P (E.D. Cal. 2018):
If the motion for judgment on the pleadings is granted, leave to amend should be granted unless it is clear the complaint cannot be saved by amendment. Jackson v. Barnes, 749 F.3d 755, 766-67 (9th Cir. 2014) (district court erred in granting judgment on the pleadings and not permitting amendment where it was not absolutely clear the deficiencies were not curable).
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