context: Courts require a sufficient basis for denial of leave to amend because the purpose of pleading under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is "to facilitate a proper decision on the merits," not to set the stage for "a game of skill in which one misstep by counsel may be decisive to the outcome."
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 22 Fed.Appx. 17, 18
citation_a.parenthetical: noting that the non-movant "failed to show prejudice from the district court's action in allowing the [movant's] motion to amend"
citation_a.sentence: Harris, 126 F.3d at 343. Under Rule 15(a), the nonmovant generally carries the burden in persuading the court to deny leave to amend. Cf. Dussouy v. Gulf Coast Inv. Corp., 660 F.2d 594, 598 n. 2 (5th Cir.1981) (endorsing exceptions to the general rule that the burden of persuasion rests with the non-movant in the Rule 15(a) context); see also Gudavich v. District of Columbia, 22 Fed.Appx. 17, 18 (D.C,Cir.2001) (noting that the non-movant “failed to show prejudice from the district court’s action in allowing the [movant’s] motion to amend”) (unpublished decision).
citation_b.signal: no signal
citation_b.parenthetical: endorsing exceptions to the general rule that the burden of persuasion rests with the non-movant in the Rule 15(a
citation_b.sentence: Harris, 126 F.3d at 343. Under Rule 15(a), the nonmovant generally carries the burden in persuading the court to deny leave to amend. Cf. Dussouy v. Gulf Coast Inv. Corp., 660 F.2d 594, 598 n. 2 (5th Cir.1981) (endorsing exceptions to the general rule that the burden of persuasion rests with the non-movant in the Rule 15(a) context); see also Gudavich v. District of Columbia, 22 Fed.Appx. 17, 18 (D.C,Cir.2001) (noting that the non-movant “failed to show prejudice from the district court’s action in allowing the [movant’s] motion to amend”) (unpublished decision).