Opinion ID: 1451642
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Text: We review de novo a district court's dismissal of a complaint under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Greenberg v. Life Ins. Co. of Va., 177 F.3d 507, 514 (6th Cir.1999). We review a district court's decision whether to permit a plaintiff to amend its complaint for abuse of discretion. United States ex rel. Bledsoe v. Cmty. Health Sys., 342 F.3d 634, 644 (6th Cir.2003) (citing Shepherd v. Wellman, 313 F.3d 963, 971 (6th Cir.2002)) (holding that we review a district court's decision to dismiss a claim with prejudice for abuse of discretion). However, when the district court bases its denial of a motion to amend on the legal conclusion that the proposed amendment would not survive a motion to dismiss, we review the district court's decision de novo. Greenberg, 177 F.3d at 522. The interpretation of a district court's order is a question of law and, consequently, subject to de novo review. Brady v. McAllister (In re Brady), 101 F.3d 1165, 1168 (6th Cir.1996). We review de novo a district court's application of res judicata law. Abbott v. Michigan, 474 F.3d 324, 331 (6th Cir.2007) (citing Bates v. Twp. of Van Buren, 459 F.3d 731, 734 (6th Cir.2006)). The party asserting the defense of res judicata bears the burden of proof. Browning v. Levy, 283 F.3d 761, 772 (6th Cir.2002) (citing Kaiser Aerospace & Elecs. Corp. v. Teledyne Indus. (In re Piper Aircraft Corp., Inc.), 244 F.3d 1289, 1295 (6th Cir.2001)).