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Judge Manuel Real removed from case for "excessive and biased interventions"

By Jason Siegel

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The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals removed U.S. District Judge Manuel Real of Los Angeles from another case, accusing him of conduct that prevented a fair trial from being held, The National Law Journal reported.

The appeals court alleged Real gave "biased evidentiary rulings, disparaging remarks, and lengthy interrogations of witnesses" in a securities and wire fraud case.

Over the past 22 years, Real has been removed from at least seven other cases and a federal judge discipline review body accused Real in January of not providing reasons for his decisions in 72 cases over the years.

The 9th Circuit's four-page decision reads "the catalog of inappropriate behavior by the trial court is long, so we merely summarize it here."

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Full post as published by Legal Pad | LA on March 26, 2008 (boomark / email).

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