Does a judge have err in declining to hold an evidentiary hearing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Howell v. Brenen, 91 F.3d 152 (9th Cir. 1996):
Finally, because the facts are not in dispute, the district court did not err in declining to hold an evidentiary hearing. See Bonin v. Calderon, 59 F.3d 815, 827 (9th Cir.1995), cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 718 (1996).
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