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Parties Involved:
Harold H. Fagan
Petitioner
R. Grounds
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD H. FAGAN,

Petitioner,

v.

R. GROUNDS, Warden,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:12-cv-01681-SKO HC

ORDER DENYING REQUEST 

FOR EVIDENTIARY HEARING

(Doc. 16)

In his traverse (Doc. 16), Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254,

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 moved for an evidentiary 

hearing.

In habeas proceedings, "an evidentiary hearing is not required on issues that can be resolved 

by reference to the state court record." Totten v. Merkle, 137 F.3d 1172, 1176 (9th Cir. 1998). "It is 

axiomatic that when issues can be resolved with reference to the state court record, an evidentiary 

hearing becomes nothing more than a futile exercise." Id. at 1176. Here, all of Petitioner's claims can

be resolved by reference to the state court record.

Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES the motion for an evidentiary hearing.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 7, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE 

JUDGE

 

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), both parties consented, in writing, to the jurisdiction of a United States 

Magistrate Judge to conduct all further proceedings in this case, including the entry of final judgment.

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