Opinion ID: 195848
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Heading: standard of review

Text: 20 Our review of a denial of a motion for judgment as a matter of law is plenary. Acevedo-Diaz v. Aponte, 1 F.3d 62, 66 (1st Cir.1993). As did the district court, we view the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmovant and decide whether any reasonable jury could have returned the verdict it did. See Sanchez v. Puerto Rico Oil Co., 37 F.3d 712, 716 (1st Cir.1994). Thus, we reverse the district court's denial of the motion only if the facts and inferences point so strongly and overwhelmingly in favor of the movant that a reasonable jury could not have reached a verdict against that party. Aponte, 1 F.3d at 66 (internal quotation omitted). In performing this analysis,  'we may not consider the credibility of witnesses, resolve conflicts in testimony, or evaluate the weight of the evidence.'  Sanchez, 37 F.3d at 716 (quoting Wagenmann v. Adams, 829 F.2d 196, 200 (1st Cir.1987)).