What is the test for determining the credibility of witnesses in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from United States v. Padilla, No. 11-5443-cr(L), No. 11-5448-cr (Con) (2nd Cir. 2013):
In exercising its broad discretion under Rule 33 "the [district] court is entitled to weigh the evidence and in so doing evaluate for itself the credibility of the witnesses." United States v. Sanchez, 969 F.2d 1409, 1413 (2d Cir. 1992) (internal quotation marks omitted). As the district
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