The following excerpt is from Hoidal v. McLaughlin, 892 F.2d 83 (9th Cir. 1989):
Factual findings on jurisdictional issues are reviewed for clear error, Bruce v. United States, 759 F.2d 755, 758 (9th Cir.1985), but whether jurisdiction exists is a legal question reviewed de novo, id.
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