Does the admission of two recorded statements in a civil case constitute a due process violation?

We disagree; the admission of these two recorded statements did not constitute a due process violation. "[T]he admission of evidence, even if erroneous under state law, results in a due process violation only if it makes the trial fundamentally unfair. (People v. Partida (2005) 37 Cal.4th 428, 439.) " 'Only if there are no permissible inferences the jury may draw from the evidence can its admission violate due process. Even then, the evidence must "be of such quality as necessarily prevents a fair trial." [Citations.] Only

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under such circumstances can it be inferred that the jury must have used the evidence for an improper purpose.' " (People v. Hunt (2011) 196 Cal.App.4th 811, 817.)