What is the test for overturning a finding of fact by a federal district court?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Martinez-Gonzalez v. Elkhorn Packing Co., 19-17311 (9th Cir. 2021):
As an appellate court, we hesitate to overturn a district court's factual findings. But where, as here, we are firmly convinced the district court overlooked key facts, it is our duty to reverse. See Myers v. United States, 652 F.3d 1021, 1036 (9th Cir. 2011) (holding that findings of fact were clearly erroneous where the district court "simply ignored" contrary evidence in the record). [7]
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