What is the test for questioning a witness in a civil trial about bias?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Medlock v. Taco Bell Corp., Case No. 1:07-cv-01314-SAB (E.D. Cal. 2016):
United States v. Hankey, 203 F.3d 1160, 1171 (9th Cir. 2000) (quoting United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 45, 52 (1984)). Defendants are entitled to limited questioning to inquire into witness bias.
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