Task: songer_typeiss

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court. Choose among the following categories. Criminal and prisioner petitions- includes appeals of conviction, petitions for post conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and other prisoner petitions which challenge the validity of the conviction or the sentence or the validity of continued confinement. Civil - Government - these will include appeals from administrative agencies (e.g., OSHA,FDA), the decisions of administrative law judges, or the decisions of independent regulatory agencies (e.g., NLRB, FCC,SEC). The focus in administrative law is usually on procedural principles that apply to administrative agencies as they affect private interests, primarily through rulemaking and adjudication. Tort actions against the government, including petitions by prisoners which challenge the conditions of their confinement or which seek damages for torts committed by prion officials or by police fit in this category. In addition, this category will include suits over taxes and claims for benefits from government. Diversity of Citizenship - civil cases involving disputes between citizens of different states (remember that businesses have state citizenship). These cases will always involve the application of state or local law. If the case is centrally concerned with the application or interpretation of federal law then it is not a diversity case. Civil Disputes - Private - includes all civil cases that do not fit in any of the above categories. The opposing litigants will be individuals, businesses or groups.

PER CURIAM:
Joanne Uline Gidden was convicted under 18 U.S.C. § 81 for setting fire to her family’s living quarters at the Annapolis Naval Station. She appeals and we affirm.
One of Gidden’s arguments merits brief attention because of its novelty. She contends that the government destroyed the evidence of the fire by repairing the apartment and, as a consequence, her expert witness was unable to formulate an opinion about the source of the fire. Although the government agents took photographs of the scene and saved bags of evidence which they though would be relevant, Gidden’s expert opined that those pieces of evidence were insufficient to support any conclusions.
We simply cannot agree that the government should have left the burned apartment intact until an indictment issued and the defendant’s expert had an opportunity to see it. Health and safety considerations as well as the practical necessity of utilizing the space available for military housing required that the Giddens’ living quarters be restored to normal without undue delay. Moreover, the categorical imperative is disturbing: if every crime scene were preserved pending an indictment, a substantial part of our country would be in a state of suspended animation.
The other issues raised on appeal are patently without merit. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is affirmed.
AFFIRMED.

Question: What is the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court?
A. criminal and prisoner petitions
B. civil - government
C. diversity of citizenship
D. civil - private
E. other, not applicable
F. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A