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What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify the forum that heard this case immediately before the case came to the court of appeals.

PER CURIAM.
This case was submitted upon the record and briefs; and it appearing that no exception was taken to the charge of the court, and that appellants’ requests for charges which were refused by the court were inapplicable to the facts of the case; and it appearing that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in overruling the motion for new trial; and no reversible error appearing in the record: it is ordered that the judgment of the District Court be, and it hereby is, affirmed.

Question: What forum heard this case immediately before the case came to the court of appeals?
A. Federal district court (single judge)
B. 3 judge district court
C. State court
D. Bankruptcy court, referee in bankruptcy, special master
E. Federal magistrate
F. Federal administrative agency
G. Court of Customs & Patent Appeals
H. Court of Claims
I. Court of Military Appeals
J. Tax Court or Tax Board
K. Administrative law judge
L. U.S. Supreme Court (remand)
M. Special DC court (not the US District Court for DC)
N. Earlier appeals court panel
O. Other
P. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A