The following excerpt is from Dees v. Cnty. of San Diego, 302 F.Supp.3d 1168 (S.D. Cal. 2017):
In evaluating a motion for judgment as a matter of law, a court does not make credibility determinations or weigh the evidence. See Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Prods., Inc. , 530 U.S. 133, 150, 120 S.Ct. 2097, 147 L.Ed.2d 105 (2000). "Credibility determinations, the weighing of evidence, and the drawing of legitimate inferences from the facts are jury functions, not those of a judge." Id. Instead, the court "must draw all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party." Id. "That is, the court should give credence to the evidence favoring the nonmovant as well as that evidence supporting the moving party that is uncontradicted and unimpeached, at least to the extent that that evidence comes from disinterested witnesses. " Id. at 151, 120 S.Ct. 2097 (internal citation omitted).
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