This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Discipline

Apr. 17, 2009

Lawyer's Wrongdoing Claim Elicits Retort From U.S. Judge

Defense lawyer Harland W. Braun called U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real a "legal monster" in court papers. Through his attorney, Real responded that Braun is "delusional."

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Over the years, U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real in Los Angeles has become as well known for charges of abrasive judicial style as his stony silence in the face of them.

This time he is speaking out. Well, sort of.

Defense lawyer Harland W. Braun, a prominent Los Angeles legal figure in his own right, claimed in a recent habeas petition filed with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that "when ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up