Opinion ID: 779726
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Text: 7 Because the district court decided questions of law, we review its judgment de novo. United States v. Al-Zubaidy, 283 F.3d 804, 812 (6th Cir.2002) (We review questions of law and statutory interpretation de novo. ) (citing Nixon v. Kent Co., 76 F.3d 1381, 1386 (6th Cir.1996) (en banc); Mumford v. Zieba, 4 F.3d 429, 432 (6th Cir.1993)); see also Pro-Eco, Inc. v. Board of Comm'rs of Jay County, Indiana, 57 F.3d 505, 508 (7th Cir.1995) (In reviewing a district court's denial of relief in a case brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2202, the court stated, [W]ith the district court deciding the case on pure questions of law, and in light of our circuit's decision to guard jealously the discretion afforded under the Declaratory Judgment Act, we will review the district court's denial of Pro-Eco's motion de novo. ).