What is the test for reversal of a decision by a federal district court to exclude or admit evidence in a civil case?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Fontaine, 990 F.2d 1262 (9th Cir. 1993):
Fontaine contends that the district court made numerous errors in evidentiary rulings which, if not individually, then at least taken together, require reversal. A district court's decision to exclude or admit evidence is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See United States v. Vasquez, 858 F.2d 1387, 1392 (9th Cir.1988) cert. denied, 488 U.S. 1034 (1989).
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