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Fourth Circuit· 1/23/2009

United States v. Vidacak

Citations

  • 553 F.3d 344
  • 308 F. App'x 731
  • 78 Fed. R. Serv. 565
  • 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 1279
  • 2009 WL 153821

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the 30 USCA4 Appeal: 22-4262 Doc: 148 Filed: 04/09/2025 Pg: 31 of 34 determinative question on abuse of discretion review is “whether the [district] court’s exercise of discretion . . . was arbitrary or capricious”
  • noting that the 30 USCA4 Appeal: 22-4281 Doc: 144 Filed: 04/09/2025 Pg: 31 of 34 determinative question on abuse of discretion review is “whether the [district] court’s exercise of discretion . . . was arbitrary or capricious”
  • noting that the 30 USCA4 Appeal: 22-4290 Doc: 144 Filed: 04/09/2025 Pg: 31 of 34 determinative question on abuse of discretion review is “whether the [district] court’s exercise of discretion . . . was arbitrary or capricious”
  • noting that the 30 USCA4 Appeal: 22-4324 Doc: 147 Filed: 04/09/2025 Pg: 31 of 34 determinative question on abuse of discretion review is “whether the [district] court’s exercise of discretion . . . was arbitrary or capricious”
  • “[T]he prima facie showing [for authenticity] may be accomplished largely by offering circumstantial evidence that the documents in question are what they purport to be.”
  • “The burden to authenticate under Rule 901 is not high—only a prima facie showing is required.”

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Judges: Wilkinson, Duncan, Bennett

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