Bernard Cullen v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1999-10-22

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JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge. This appeal primarily presents the issue of whether a district judge, considering a report and recommendation of a magistrate judge who observed a witness and credited the witness’s key testimony, may reject that testimony on credibility grounds without holding a hearing and assessing the witness’s credibility. Bernard Cullen appeals from the March…

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