Opinion ID: 523622
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: district court adopting findings submitted by appellee.

Text: 30 Appellant argues that to the extent the trial court did make express findings, it adopted appellee's proposed findings almost verbatim. 3 Appellant suggests that based on this, we should scrutinize the district court's findings. We refuse to apply a stricter standard of review based on the fact that the district court may have adopted certain findings proposed by either party. 31 In Anderson v. City of Bessemer 470 U.S. 564, 571-3, 105 S.Ct. 1504, 1511, 84 L.Ed.2d 518 (1985) the Supreme Court found that [E]ven when the trial judge adopts proposed findings of fact verbatim, the findings are those of the court and may be reversed only if clearly erroneous. (citations omitted). See Wardley Intern. Bank Inc. v. Nasipat Bay Vessel 841 F.2d 259, 261 (9th Cir.1988). As we explain below, the district court's findings were not clearly erroneous. 32