What is the effect of a de novo interpretation of a district court's interpretation of state law?

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The following excerpt is from New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Blaze Const. Inc., 28 F.3d 107 (9th Cir. 1994):

6 We review de novo a district court's interpretation of state law. Brooks v. Hilton Casinos, Inc., 959 F.2d 757, 759 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, 113 S.Ct. 300 (1992).

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