What is the test for abuse of discretion when a federal court refuses to adopt a plaintiff's proposed instructions to the jury on serving subpoenas on foreign diplomatic officials?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Amarel v. Connell, 102 F.3d 1494 (9th Cir. 1997):
Plaintiffs appeal the district court's refusal to adopt plaintiffs' proposed instructions to the jury with respect to the serving of subpoenas on foreign diplomatic officials. We review for abuse of discretion a district court's formulation of civil jury instructions. Fikes v. Cleghorn, 47 F.3d 1011, 1013 (9th Cir.1995).
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