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Nora M. Manella

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Justice (ret.)



2nd District Court of Appeal, retired as presiding justice January 31, 2023.



Judicial Profiles
Title Court Published
Nora M. Manella 2nd District (Los Angeles) May 17, 2010

Columns
Title Category Published
Appellate Best Practices Holiday Encore Appellate Practice Dec. 23, 2016

Rulings
Case Category Published
Council for Education and Research v. Starbucks Corp.
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 27, 2022
Moore v. Centrelake Medical Group, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Sep. 19, 2022
Broad Beach Geologic Hazard v. 31506 Victoria Point LLC
author
 Tax Aug. 3, 2022
Lopez v. Lopez
author
 Attorneys Jul. 20, 2022
Casillas v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company
author
 Torts Jun. 13, 2022
People v. Padilla
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 27, 2022
Wesson v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC
author
 Employment Law Sep. 13, 2021
Modification: Briley v. City of West Covina
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 16, 2021
Briley v. City of West Covina
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 6, 2021
Billesbach v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation May 3, 2021
Alpha Nu Assn. of Theta XI v. University of Southern California
author
 Administrative Agencies Mar. 25, 2021
People v. Washington
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 11, 2021
Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
 Government Feb. 3, 2021
Garcia v. KND Development 52, LLC
author
 Arbitration Dec. 17, 2020
People v. Ford
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2020
Doe v. Yim
author
 Attorneys Oct. 7, 2020
Modification: People v. Padilla
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2020
Segal v. ASICS America Corp.
concurring
 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
People v. Padilla
author
 Juveniles Jun. 12, 2020
Victrola 89, LLC v. Jaman Properties 8 LLC
author
 Arbitration Mar. 12, 2020
Dumas v. L.A. County Bd. of Supervisors
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2020
Techno Lite v. EMCOD LLC
author
 Business Law Jan. 22, 2020
Modification: Long Beach Unified School Dist. v. Margaret Williams, LLC
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 3, 2020
Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
 Consumer Law Jan. 3, 2020
Safeway Wage and Hour Cases
author
 Labor Law Dec. 20, 2019
Long Beach Unified School Dist. v. Margaret Williams, LLC
author
 Anti-SLAPP Dec. 11, 2019
Jimenez v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Rights Oct. 4, 2019
Pina v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Torts Aug. 9, 2019
Modification: Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Jul. 1, 2019
Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Jun. 12, 2019
People v. Superior Court (J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.
author
 Constitutional Law May 8, 2019
People v. Superior Court (J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.)
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 18, 2019
Barenborg v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
author
 Torts Mar. 21, 2019
Case v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., Inc.
author
 Insurance Dec. 20, 2018
In re Israel T.
author
 Juveniles Dec. 17, 2018
Pub. Employment Relations Bd. v. Bellflower Unified School
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 6, 2018
Marteney v. Elementis Chemicals Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 5, 2018
People v. Piper
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 8, 2018
Baskin v. Hughes Realty, Inc.
author
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 17, 2018
AHMC Healthcare, Inc. v. Superior Court
author
 Employment Law Jun. 28, 2018
Modification: Hedwall v. PCMV, LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 27, 2018
Hedwall v. PCMV, LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 23, 2018
Klean W. Hollywood, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Torts Mar. 9, 2018
Khorsand v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 2, 2018
People v. Taylor
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Boyd v. Freeman
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 22, 2017
Priscila N. v. Leonardo G.
concurring
 Family Law Dec. 5, 2017
Santos v. Los Angeles Unified School District
author
 Government Dec. 4, 2017
Olson v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District
author
 Government Dec. 1, 2017
Julian v. Glenair Inc.
author
 Arbitration Nov. 29, 2017
Aviles-Rodriguez v. Los Angeles Community College District
author
 Employment Discrimination Aug. 31, 2017
Taylor v. Trimble
author
 Torts Jul. 28, 2017
City of Pasadena v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 28, 2017

Verdicts & Settlements
Case Name Topic Role Published
Confidential Insurance judge Sep. 3, 2005
Electro Source v. Pelican Products Inc., Brandess-Kalt-Aetna Group Inc. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 19, 2004
Paul Provda v. Paul Kramer, City of Beverly Hills Torts judge Jul. 13, 2002
James Newton v. Michael Diamond, et al. Intellectual Property judge Jun. 22, 2002
Robinson v. Nolte et al. Torts judge Oct. 18, 2001
Confidential Intellectual Property judge Jan. 11, 2001
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission, et al. v. The County of Los Angeles, Michael Antonovich, et al. Torts judge Jul. 15, 2000
Almas Manori and Rehman Bhamani, individually and dba Lancaster Jewelry Mart v. Kern Security Corporation, aka Kern Security Systems, Inc. Torts judge Jan. 1, 2000
Confidential Employment Law Defendant Aug. 8, 1998
Aaron Enslow, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jul. 15, 1995
Esther L. Acosta, et al. v. Daniel W. O'Connell, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 23, 1994
Title Court Published
Nora M. Manella 2nd District (Los Angeles) May 17, 2010
Title Category Published
Appellate Best Practices Holiday Encore Appellate Practice Dec. 23, 2016
Case Category Published
Council for Education and Research v. Starbucks Corp.
author
 Civil Procedure Oct. 27, 2022
Moore v. Centrelake Medical Group, Inc.
author
 Consumer Law Sep. 19, 2022
Broad Beach Geologic Hazard v. 31506 Victoria Point LLC
author
 Tax Aug. 3, 2022
Lopez v. Lopez
author
 Attorneys Jul. 20, 2022
Casillas v. Berkshire Hathaway Homestate Insurance Company
author
 Torts Jun. 13, 2022
People v. Padilla
affirmed
 Criminal Law and Procedure May 27, 2022
Wesson v. Staples the Office Superstore, LLC
author
 Employment Law Sep. 13, 2021
Modification: Briley v. City of West Covina
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 16, 2021
Briley v. City of West Covina
author
 Administrative Agencies Jul. 6, 2021
Billesbach v. Specialized Loan Servicing LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation May 3, 2021
Alpha Nu Assn. of Theta XI v. University of Southern California
author
 Administrative Agencies Mar. 25, 2021
People v. Washington
author
 statutory_interpretation Mar. 11, 2021
Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
author
 Government Feb. 3, 2021
Garcia v. KND Development 52, LLC
author
 Arbitration Dec. 17, 2020
People v. Ford
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Oct. 27, 2020
Doe v. Yim
author
 Attorneys Oct. 7, 2020
Modification: People v. Padilla
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Jul. 7, 2020
Segal v. ASICS America Corp.
concurring
 Civil Procedure Jun. 17, 2020
People v. Padilla
author
 Juveniles Jun. 12, 2020
Victrola 89, LLC v. Jaman Properties 8 LLC
author
 Arbitration Mar. 12, 2020
Dumas v. L.A. County Bd. of Supervisors
author
 Civil Procedure Feb. 20, 2020
Techno Lite v. EMCOD LLC
author
 Business Law Jan. 22, 2020
Modification: Long Beach Unified School Dist. v. Margaret Williams, LLC
author
 Anti-SLAPP Jan. 3, 2020
Patel v. Mercedes-Benz USA
author
 Consumer Law Jan. 3, 2020
Safeway Wage and Hour Cases
author
 Labor Law Dec. 20, 2019
Long Beach Unified School Dist. v. Margaret Williams, LLC
author
 Anti-SLAPP Dec. 11, 2019
Jimenez v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Rights Oct. 4, 2019
Pina v. County of Los Angeles
author
 Torts Aug. 9, 2019
Modification: Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Jul. 1, 2019
Esparza v. Safeway, Inc.
author
 Labor Law Jun. 12, 2019
People v. Superior Court (J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.
author
 Constitutional Law May 8, 2019
People v. Superior Court (J.C. Penney Corp., Inc.)
author
 Constitutional Law Apr. 18, 2019
Barenborg v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
author
 Torts Mar. 21, 2019
Case v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co., Inc.
author
 Insurance Dec. 20, 2018
In re Israel T.
author
 Juveniles Dec. 17, 2018
Pub. Employment Relations Bd. v. Bellflower Unified School
author
 Administrative Agencies Dec. 6, 2018
Marteney v. Elementis Chemicals Inc.
author
 Civil Procedure Nov. 5, 2018
People v. Piper
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Aug. 8, 2018
Baskin v. Hughes Realty, Inc.
author
 Disability Discrimination Jul. 17, 2018
AHMC Healthcare, Inc. v. Superior Court
author
 Employment Law Jun. 28, 2018
Modification: Hedwall v. PCMV, LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 27, 2018
Hedwall v. PCMV, LLC
author
 statutory_interpretation Apr. 23, 2018
Klean W. Hollywood, LLC v. Superior Court
author
 Torts Mar. 9, 2018
Khorsand v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
author
 Arbitration Mar. 2, 2018
People v. Taylor
author
 Criminal Law and Procedure Feb. 1, 2018
Boyd v. Freeman
author
 Civil Procedure Dec. 22, 2017
Priscila N. v. Leonardo G.
concurring
 Family Law Dec. 5, 2017
Santos v. Los Angeles Unified School District
author
 Government Dec. 4, 2017
Olson v. Manhattan Beach Unified School District
author
 Government Dec. 1, 2017
Julian v. Glenair Inc.
author
 Arbitration Nov. 29, 2017
Aviles-Rodriguez v. Los Angeles Community College District
author
 Employment Discrimination Aug. 31, 2017
Taylor v. Trimble
author
 Torts Jul. 28, 2017
City of Pasadena v. Superior Court
author
 Civil Procedure Jun. 28, 2017
Case Name Topic Role Published
Confidential Insurance judge Sep. 3, 2005
Electro Source v. Pelican Products Inc., Brandess-Kalt-Aetna Group Inc. Intellectual Property judge Oct. 19, 2004
Paul Provda v. Paul Kramer, City of Beverly Hills Torts judge Jul. 13, 2002
James Newton v. Michael Diamond, et al. Intellectual Property judge Jun. 22, 2002
Robinson v. Nolte et al. Torts judge Oct. 18, 2001
Confidential Intellectual Property judge Jan. 11, 2001
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission, et al. v. The County of Los Angeles, Michael Antonovich, et al. Torts judge Jul. 15, 2000
Almas Manori and Rehman Bhamani, individually and dba Lancaster Jewelry Mart v. Kern Security Corporation, aka Kern Security Systems, Inc. Torts judge Jan. 1, 2000
Confidential Employment Law Defendant Aug. 8, 1998
Aaron Enslow, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Personal Injury (Non-Vehicular) Defendant Jul. 15, 1995
Esther L. Acosta, et al. v. Daniel W. O'Connell, et al. Personal Injury (Vehicular) Defendant Apr. 23, 1994
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