The following excerpt is from Redman v. County of San Diego, 896 F.2d 362 (9th Cir. 1990):
2 Although the district court did not base its directed verdict on this reasoning, we may affirm on any basis that has legal merit and factual support in the record. See Lee v. United States, 809 F.2d 1406, 1408 (1987), cert. denied, 484 U.S. 1041, 108 S.Ct. 772, 98 L.Ed.2d 859 (1988).
3 The statute provides in relevant part:
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