The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Nielsen, 127 F.3d 1107 (9th Cir. 1997):
Finally, Nielsen contends that the district court improperly denied his request for an evidentiary hearing. Because the record before the district court conclusively demonstrated that Nielsen was not entitled to relief, the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Nielsen's request for an evidentiary hearing. See 28 U.S.C. 2255 (1994); see Frazer v. United States, 18 F.3d 778, 781 (9th Cir.1994).
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