The following excerpt is from Rangel v. Pacheco, Case No.: 3:17-cv-00743-BTM-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2017):
If claims are classified as frivolous, "there is by definition no merit to the underlying action and so no reason to grant leave to amend." Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1127 n.8 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc).
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