9th Circuit Panel Rebukes Calif. Federal Judge Over Marcos Millions
A U.S. District judge's lax oversight of more than $30 million tied to the late Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos is "curious," a 9th Circuit panel said in an opinion issued Friday. The three-judge panel ordered that a new judge give a fresh accounting of the $33.8 million previously entrusted to Los Angeles-based U.S. District Judge Manuel L. Real. The 85-year-old Real oversaw the millions for eight years as several U.S. courts attempted to decide who had rights to the money among various claimants.
