Is a district court's refusal to grant an evidentiary hearing on issues raised in a petition for writ of habeas corpus reviewed for abuse of discretion?
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The following excerpt is from Holguin v. Hughes, 967 F.2d 586 (9th Cir. 1992):
The district court's refusal to grant an evidentiary hearing on issues raised in a petition for writ of habeas corpus is reviewed for abuse of discretion. Watts v. U.S., 841 F.2d 275, 277 (9th Cir.1988).
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