Ransom

MEMORANDUM ***

California state prisoner Bryan E. Ransom appeals pro se the district court’s judgment dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action against prison officials. Ransom challenges the district court’s order denying him leave to file a fourth amended complaint, and subsequent order dismissing his third amended complaint. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we reverse and remand.

*804 We review for abuse of discretion the district court’s denial of a motion for leave to file an amended complaint, but our review of the denial is strict in light of the strong policy favoring amendment. N. Slope Borough v. Rogstad (In re Rogstad), 126 F.3d 1224, 1228 (9th Cir.1997).

The district court considers the following factors in deciding whether to grant leave to amend: (1) undue delay; (2) bad faith; (3) futility of the amendment; and (4) prejudice to the opposing party. Id. Although the district court’s discretion is particularly broad when it has previously granted leave to amend, see Simon v. Value Behavioral Health, Inc., 208 F.3d 1073, 1084 (9th Cir.2000), we conclude that the district court abused its discretion by denying leave to amend for the reasons…