Jennifer Tom v. Martin J. O'Malley, Commissioner of Social Security

Federal Rule 50 requires a court to make a decision when a party has presented all their evidence on an issue, and there is not enough legal evidence for a reasonable jury to find in favor of that party on that issue. The standard for making this decision under Federal Rule 50 is similar to the standard for summary judgment under Federal Rule 56. Federal Rule 56 the court must carefully review all the evidence in the record, drawing all reasonable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party, but making no credibility determinations or weighing any evidence. Lytle v. Household Mfg., Inc., 494 U. S. 545, 554-555. Fed. R. Civ. P. 52(a) ("In all actions tried upon the facts without a jury ..., the court shall find facts specifically and state separately its