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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Case Name | Topic | Role | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |