What is the test for material evidence in a civil case?
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The following excerpt is from Forte v. Merced Cnty., CASE NO. 1:15-cv-0147 DAD-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2016):
evidence is "material"meaning that "there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different." Kyles v. Whitley 514 U.S. 419, 433 (1995).
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