United States Ninth Circuit

Where there are no material facts in dispute, a trial court judge may make findings based on testimony heard by a different, now unavailable judge without violating Fed. R. Civ. Proc 63 or any party's right to due process.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/12/2001
• Decided 08/27/2001
• Published 08/27/2001

Judges

• HUG, Circuit Judge:, Before:  HUG, NOONAN, and W. FLETCHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Christopher J. Rillo,McKenna & Cuneo, L.L.P., San Francisco, California, for the appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Hoffman, Littler Mendelson, San Francisco, California, for the appellees.