Does a district court have any power to refuse to hold an evidentiary hearing?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Rivera v. United States, 10-2593 (2nd Cir. 2011):
[2] The district court did not abuse its discretion by declining to hold an evidentiary hearing. See Chang v. United States, 250 F.3d 79, 82 (2d Cir. 2001) (reviewing the
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