The following excerpt is from Marathon Home Loans, In re, 942 F.2d 792 (9th Cir. 1991):
Further, the trial judge erred in referring to a stipulated order in another proceeding. See Burkhart v. Bowen, 856 F.2d 1335, 1341 (9th Cir.1988) (administrative law judge's speculations based on information outside record deprived litigant of opportunity to cross-examine witness or rebut testimony).
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