California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Safe Life Caregivers v. City of L. A., 197 Cal.Rptr.3d 524, 243 Cal.App.4th 1029 (Cal. App. 2016):
facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action. [Citation.] And when it is sustained without leave to amend, we decide whether there is a reasonable possibility that the defect can be cured by amendment: if it can be, the trial court has abused its discretion and we reverse; if not, there has been no abuse of discretion and we affirm. [Citations.] The burden of proving such reasonable possibility is squarely on the plaintiff. [Citation.]" (Blank v. Kirwan (1985) 39 Cal.3d 311, 318, 216 Cal.Rptr. 718, 703 P.2d 58.) "To meet [the] burden of showing abuse of discretion, the plaintiff must show how the
[197 Cal.Rptr.3d 533]
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