The following excerpt is from Calhoun v. Bailar, 626 F.2d 145 (9th Cir. 1980):
Thus, it is not the hearsay nature per se of the proffered evidence that is significant, it is its probative value, reliability and the fairness of its use that are determinative. Richardson v. Perales, supra, illustrates the appropriate analysis. In that case the issue was whether physicians'
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