Is a federal district court's interpretation of a statute subject to de novo review?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Tierney v. Kupers, 128 F.3d 1310 (9th Cir. 1997):
A district court's interpretation of a statute is a question of law subject to de novo review. Parravano v. Babbitt, 70 F.3d 539, 543 (9th Cir.1995), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 116 S.Ct. 2546, 135 L.Ed.2d 1066 (1996).
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