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Judges and Judiciary

Aug. 21, 2010

9th Circuit Strips Judge of Case

Oft-criticized U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of the Central District has been removed from presiding over a case that's on its fourth remand.

By Brandon Ortiz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Oft-criticized U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real of the Central District has been removed from presiding over a case that's on its fourth remand.

In a 24-page opinion filed Thursday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals remanded and reassigned a Habeas Corpus petition filed by Michel Withers, who was originally sentenced to life in prison on drug and money laundering charges in ...

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