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Manuel L. Real

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Senior District Judge



Died June 26 2019 at age 95. Appointed to the Central District court by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Nov. 4, 1966; U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 1963-1966; Real & Real law offices, 1954-1963; Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of California, 1952-1955

Loyola University School of Law, 1951



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
50 Years on the U.S. District Court U.S. District Court Central California Nov. 22, 2016
Judge Manuel L. Real U.S. District Court, Central (Los Angeles) Nov. 30, 1993

Rulings
Case Category Published
Wright v. Beck
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2020
3500 Sepulveda LLC v. RREEF America REIT II
affirmed in part
 Real Property Nov. 23, 2020
Amended Opinion: Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 30, 2020
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
reversed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 15, 2020
Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Doc's Dream v. Dolores Press
vacated and remanded
 Intellectual Property May 14, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Barr
affirmed
 Government Nov. 1, 2019
City of Los Angeles v. William Barr
reversed
 Government Jul. 15, 2019
Malibu Textiles v. Label Lane Int'l
author
 Copyright Apr. 25, 2019
Payton v. Davis
petition denied
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2018
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2018
Havensight Capital v. Nike
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2018
Kenny v. Wal-Mart Stores
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 2, 2018
Andrews v. Davis
reversed
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 2, 2017
Visciotti v. Martel
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2017
Godoy v. Spearman
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 3, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company v. Michael Harrington Insurance judge Nov. 6, 2020
A.E.R., a minor, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Stephanie Yanez, both individually and as successor in interest on behalf of plaintiffs' decedent Eduardo Edwin Rodriguez, Estela Rodriguez, and Abel Rodriguez, for themselves as parents of the decedent v. County of Los Angeles, Andrew Alatorre, Sandy Galdamez, and Does 1 through 10, inclusive, individually and in their official capacity as Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputies Civil Rights judge Feb. 16, 2018
Khalil Zaghian, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated v. THQ Inc., Brian J. Farrell, Paul J. Pucino Securities judge Jun. 30, 2017
Confidential Torts judge Mar. 2, 2002
Ezequiel Garcia, Shawn Butler v. Ten Unknown Los Angeles Police Department Officers, et al. Torts judge Nov. 8, 2001
Confidential Environmental Law judge Feb. 15, 2001
Sichuan Kangda Decoration & Printing Co., Ltd. v. Huang Yamenga, Jian Wei, et al. Torts judge Sep. 9, 2000
Martin C. Johnson v. The Andrews Jergens Company Employment Law judge Dec. 6, 1997
Hilton Inns, Inc. v. Gulf Beach Hotel Breach of Contract judge Mar. 4, 1995
Confidential Intellectual Property judge Nov. 5, 1994
Title Court Published
50 Years on the U.S. District Court U.S. District Court Central California Nov. 22, 2016
Judge Manuel L. Real U.S. District Court, Central (Los Angeles) Nov. 30, 1993
Case Category Published
Wright v. Beck
affirmed in part
 Civil Rights Dec. 2, 2020
3500 Sepulveda LLC v. RREEF America REIT II
affirmed in part
 Real Property Nov. 23, 2020
Amended Opinion: Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Oct. 30, 2020
Boyer v. City of Simi Valley
reversed
 Constitutional Law Oct. 15, 2020
Nutrition Distribution v. IronMag Labs
affirmed
 Civil Procedure Aug. 26, 2020
Doc's Dream v. Dolores Press
vacated and remanded
 Intellectual Property May 14, 2020
City of Los Angeles v. Barr
affirmed
 Government Nov. 1, 2019
City of Los Angeles v. William Barr
reversed
 Government Jul. 15, 2019
Malibu Textiles v. Label Lane Int'l
author
 Copyright Apr. 25, 2019
Payton v. Davis
petition denied
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 11, 2018
Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Becerra
vacated and remanded
 Constitutional Law Sep. 12, 2018
Havensight Capital v. Nike
dismissed
 Civil Procedure Jun. 8, 2018
Kenny v. Wal-Mart Stores
vacated and remanded
 Civil Procedure Feb. 2, 2018
Andrews v. Davis
reversed
 Prisoners' Rights Aug. 2, 2017
Visciotti v. Martel
Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2017
Godoy v. Spearman
reversed and remanded
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 3, 2017
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