Opinion ID: 570987
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: First Amendment and Contract Clause Claims

Text: 37 The trial court denied Weeden's motion to amend its complaint to allege violations of the first amendment and the contracts clause. We review a district court's denial of a motion to amend for an abuse of discretion. Under this standard, the district court's discretion cannot be reversed unless this court has a definite and firm conviction that the court below committed a clear error of judgment in the conclusion it reached upon a weighing of the relevant factors. Parker v. Joe Lujan Enters., Inc., 848 F.2d 118, 121 (9th Cir.1988). The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Weeden's motion, which was filed three years after the proceedings began. 38 A number of additional points were briefed and argued but none overcomes the decisive fact that Weeden's had defaulted on the bonding requirement and that the Town terminated the franchise after notice and hearing. 39 AFFIRMED.