Judges and Judiciary
Oct. 17, 2007
9th Circuit Panel Removes Real From Trademark Case
The latest in a long history of challenges to a veteran Los Angeles federal judge’s temperament and neutrality led Monday to his removal from an intellectual property case. Appellate courts rarely take trial judges off cases, but it has happened repeatedly with U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real, who was appointed to the bench 41 years ago.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The latest in a long history of challenges to a veteran Los Angeles federal judge's temperament and neutrality led Monday to his removal from an intellectual-property case.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real made his displeasure all too clear as he wrongly threw out a p...
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