The following excerpt is from Gulbrandson v. Ryan, 738 F.3d 976 (9th Cir. 2013):
Fairbank v. Ayers, 650 F.3d 1243, 1250 (9th Cir.2011). A district court's decision to deny an evidentiary hearing is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Id. at 1251.
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