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v . Mc C ool , 782 F . 2d 14 70 , 14 71 (9th C i r. 19 86 ). W e a f f i rm. T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n de ny i ng L e ga r dy ’ s m ot i on for a n evi dent i ary heari ng because L egar dy had an o pp ortun i ty t o sub m i tw ri tt en e v id e n c e a n d th e r e w e r e n o f a c tu a l is s u e s w a rr a n tin g ah e a r in g . See Fe d . R. Ci v . P. 55( b) ( 2) ( c ourt“ m a y ” c onduc the a r i ngs t o e s t abl i s h the truth of a ny a l l e ga t i on by e v id e n c e b e f

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