b'Page 2FBA/OC From the Editor FBA/OC WelcometotheSpring/Summer2019 P.O. Box 6130issueoftheNewsletteroftheFederal Newport Beach, CA 92658BarAssociation,OrangeCountyChap-(949) 608-9905ter. www.fbaoc.cominfo@fbaoc.comInthisissue,RemingtonB.Lamons Board of Directorsfrom Latham & Watkins shares a fasci-nating survey examining which District To October 2019:CourtjudgesinCaliforniaapplythe Hon. David O. CarterTwombly/Iqbalplausibility standard to Hon. Scott C. Clarkson Kate Corriganthe pleading of affirmative defenses. In Michael W. DeVriesadditiontoprovidinggreatpractical Tony M. Diab utility to federal practitioners, the results of the survey reveal Lisa S. Glasser Richard J. Grabowskiinterestinggeographicaldivides,particularlywiththeNorth-Joshua A. Jessenern District. Also in this issue, Diana Palacios of Davis Wright Joey LiuTremaineLLPandSamrahMahmoudofTroutmanSanders Damon D. MircheffLLPhighlightspecialandoft-overlookedrequirementsofthe Chase A. Skolnick Chahira SothCentral District Local Rules. We also have a brief recap of the Hon. Autumn D. Spaeth FBA/OCYoungLawyersDivisionevent,YLDPracticePanel: Hon. Josephine L. StatonAn In-House Perspective on Federal Practice. Finally, Newslet-Peter N. VillarterEditor-in-ChiefEmeritusMattWegnersharesajudicial Matthew K. Wegnerprofile from his interview of our newest Magistrate Judge, the To October 2020Honorable Autumn D. Spaeth.David B. ClarkJason de Bretteville As always, thank you to the authors for all their hard work and Douglas J. DixonYasser M. El-Gamalfor sharing these excellent articles with our FBA/OC members.Andrew R. GrayHon. Andrew J. Guilford Deborah MallgraveBrent S. Colasurdo Aaron J. MaloEditor-in-Chief Hon. Douglas F. McCormickChristopher H. McGrathElizabeth L. McKeen Gary A. Pemberton Hon. James V. Selna Roy Z. Silva Arjun SivakumarFBA/OC NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS Newsletter Editor: Brent S. ColasurdoBrent S. Colasurdo Umberg/Zipser LLP 1920 Main Street, Suite 750 Irvine, California 92614 bcolasurdo@umbergzipser.com (949) 679-0052'