Key legal question
Whether the principal reform appeal complied with the Federal Judiciary Act pleading requirements and was admissible
Extracted holding
The principal appeal did not adequately challenge the contested reasoning and relied on inadmissible factual criticism, so it was inadmissible.
Extracted reasoning
A reform appeal may only allege federal law violations on the basis of the facts found below. The defendant merely presented its own version of the facts and alleged arbitrary assessment of evidence, without showing a cognizable legal error or addressing the appellate court's reasoning.