What is the role of a federal district judge in making a common-sense decision?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from United States v. Perkins, 850 F.3d 1109 (9th Cir. 2017):

9 We note that "[o]ur task, like that of the magistrate judge and the district court, is simply to make a common-sense decision.... " Brunette, 256 F.3d at 16 (quoting Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. at 238, 103 S.Ct. 2317 ).

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