Does a judge have discretion in failing to grant an evidentiary hearing?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from The Cresent Publ'g Group v. Playboy Enter., 246 F.3d 142 (2nd Cir. 2000):

Cir. 2000); cf. Walz v. Town of Smithtown, 46 F.3d 162, 170 (2d Cir. 1995) (district court did not exceed its discretion in failing to provide a hearing; noting that "we are informed of nothing that would be developed in such a hearing that would alter the outcome"); In re Thirteen Appeals Arising Out Of San Juan Dupont Hotel Fire Litig., 56 F.3d 295, 303 (1st Cir. 1995) ("When the written record affords an adequate basis for a reasoned determination of the fee dispute, the court in its discretion may forgo an evidentiary hearing.").

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