The following excerpt is from United States v. Bourne, 12-4256-cr (2nd Cir. 2017):
1. "Abuse of discretion" is merely a term of art. It does not imply that the district court committed misconduct. Dinler v. City of New York (In re City of New York), 607 F.3d 923, 943 n.21 (2d Cir. 2010).
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