Jones
Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 AMANDA JONES, Case No. 15-cv-02726-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
v. Re: Dkt. 505 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, et al., 8 Defendants. 9 On September 27, 2024, the Court granted in part Plaintiff Amanda Jones’s motion for sanctions and ordered Robert G. Howie, counsel for Defendant Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, to pay monetary sanctions in the amount of $46,363.29. ECF No. 483. Plaintiff now requests the Court order Mr. Howie to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failure to comply with the Court’s order. ECF No. 505. A district court also has the inherent authority to enforce compliance with its orders through a civil contempt proceeding. Int’l Union, United Mine Workers of Am. v. Bagwell, 512 U.S. 821, 827–28 (1994). A contempt sanction is considered civil if it “is remedial, and for the benefit of the complainant.” Id. A contempt fine is considered civil and remedial if it either “coerce[s] the defendant…