In this task, you will be shown a prompt from a judicial decision and multiple holding statements derived from citations following text in a legal decision.  Holdings represent the governing legal rule when the law is applied to a particular set of facts. There are five answer choices for each citing text. The correct answer is the holding statement that corresponds to the citing text. The four incorrect answers are other holding statements. You should find the correct option. There is a <HOLDING> token in the position of the citing text prompt where the holding statement was extracted.

Ex Input:
(8th Cir.2007)). “Continuances are generally disfavored and are not granted without a compelling reason.” Id. We have held the FSA is not retroactive. See United States v. Smith, 632 F.3d 1043, 1047-49 (8th Cir.2011) (concluding “the general savings statute, 1 U.S.C. § 109, requires us to apply the penalties in place at the time the crime was committed”) (quoting United States v. Brewer, 624 F.3d 900, 909-10 n. 7 (8th Cir.2010) (internal quotation marks omitted)); United States v. McBride, — Fed.Appx. -,-, No. 10-2689, 2011 WL 2206725, at *2 (8th Cir.June 8, 2011) (unpub. per curiam). But even if we assume Woods can show prejudice, Woods fails to provide any support for his contention the district court abused its discretion in denying his motion. See id. at-, 2011 WL 2206725, at *3 (<HOLDING>); United States v. Hawthorne, 414 Fed.Appx. 
 Holding statements: (A) holding the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a second continuance until congress acted on the fsa and assuming error no prejudice exists because the fsa is not retroactive (B) holding that the district court did not err by concluding that the bankruptcy court did not abuse its discretion in denying motion for continuance motion to withdraw and motion for reconsideration and rehearing (C) holding that the hearing officer did not abuse her discretion in denying a continuance because she acted within reason by accommodating the attorney (D) holding that district court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion to strike when movant failed to show prejudice (E) holding that trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying motion for continuance when not in proper affidavit form

Ex Output:
(A)


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limitations was equitably tolled fails because he did not raise this argument before the district court. See Hinton v. Pac. Enters., 5 F.3d 391, 395 (9th Cir.1993) (<HOLDING>). Grace’s remaining contentions lack merit. 
 Holding statements: (A) holding that the burden to allege facts sufficient to establish jurisdiction resides with plaintiff (B) holding that the plaintiff bears the burden when relying on the discovery rule (C) recognizing the validity of the doctrine but holding no equitable tolling on the facts presented (D) holding that plaintiff bears the burden to timely allege facts supporting equitable tolling (E) holding that the burden is on the plaintiff to allege facts sufficient to establish jurisdiction

Ex Output:
(D)


Ex Input:
circumvent the subrogation rights of the insurer, then those rights may reach any portion used to defeat the subrogation rights. See id. Though not at issue here, we are cognizant of the fact that claimants could try to circumvent the subrogation rights of the insurer in cases that are litigated without reaching a settlement. A claimant could fail to pursue the economic claims ardently, or not pursue these claims at all. Although courts cannot control a plaintiffs strategy in pursuing personal injury claims, they do have jurisdiction over trial verdicts. See Burns v. McGraw-Hill Broad. Co., 659 P.2d 1351, 1356 (Colo.1983) (court may scrutinize verdict and grant new trial if verdict is result of bias, prejudice or passion); Lehrer v. Lorenzen, 124 Colo. 17, 20, 233 P.2d 382, 384 (1951) (<HOLDING>). Upon request, a personal injury court may 
 Holding statements: (A) holding that a district court must compare and weigh the opposing evidence and it must set aside the verdict if it determines that the verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence (B) holding that the trial court was without authority to set aside entry of default on motion to set aside default judgment (C) recognizing that a trial court can set aside verdict (D) holding that the court may set aside agency action only in extremely limited circumstances (E) holding that the trial courts denial of a motion to set aside the verdict for insufficient evidence is reviewable only for abuse of discretion

Ex Output:

(C)