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3MessageFromThePresidentByMattBellingerTheFBAOCiscommittedtomeetingtheneedsoffederalpracti-tionersinOrangeCountybysponsoringavarietyofeventsfocusedonissuesofinteresttothosehavingafederalpractice.TheseeventsalsohelpprovideabridgebetweenthemanyfederaljudgesinOr-angeCountyandtheattorneyswhopracticebeforethem.ImpleasedtoreportthattheFBAOChadanothersuccessfulyearin2014.TheyearbeganwithourthirdannualcharityruneventinFebruary.AnumberofourmembersrantheSurfCityHalf-MarathontohelpraisemoneytosupporttheprosewindowthatisoperatedattheSantaAnacourthousebythePublicLawCenter.Iwouldliketothankalloftheindividualslawfirmsandbusinesseswhomadedonationsinsupportofthisworthycause.AlsoinFebruarywehostedareceptionforMagistrateJudgeMcCormicktocelebratehisappointmenttothefederalbench.JudgeMcCormickwasselectedtoserveasamagistratejudgefortheCentralDistrictlastyear..InAprilweheldaSecuritiesandExchangeCommissionseminar.TheprogramfeaturedaninterestinginsidelookattheMarkCubansvictoryinasuitbroughtagainsthimbytheSEC.InMayweheldourannualcivilpracticeprogram.JudgeCarterandJudgeCarneyparticipatedinapaneldiscussionfocusingonpracticesandtipsfordispositivemotions.AlsoinMaywespon-soredourannualprobonolunchprogram.JudgesGuilfordandClarksonbothspokeaboutprobonoserviceandsomeoftheprobonoopportunitiesavailabletopractitionersintheCentralDistrict.JuneandJulyfeaturedourever-popularbenchandbarlunchpro-grams.AttheJuneprogramJudgeMcCormickgaveatalkentitledTalesfromtheJudicialCribinwhichhespokeaboutsomeofhisinterestingexperiencesasanewly-appointedmagistratejudge.InJulyJudgeStatonsharedsometrialtipsforpractitionersinanentertainingtalktitledDoYouSeeWhatISeeAViewofTrialsFromtheBench.InSeptemberweheldourannualintellectualpropertylawseminar.JudgesGuilfordandSelnaaswellasprivatepractitionerspartici-patedinpaneldiscussionsfocusingonrecentdecisionsoftheU.S.SupremeCourtrelevanttoIPlawandtheimpactofthosedecisionsondistrictcourtlitigation.ContinuedonPage4MattBellingerFBAOCPresident