Jones
Jones v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 AMANDA JONES, Case No. 15-cv-02726-TSH
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISCHARGING SHOW
v. CAUSE ORDER
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER Re: Dkt. 506 CORPORATION, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 On September 27, 2024, the Court granted in part Plaintiff Amanda Jones’s motion for sanctions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1927 and ordered Robert G. Howie, former counsel for Defendant Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District, to pay Plaintiff and her counsel $46,363.29. ECF No. 483. On February 5, 2025, Plaintiff requested 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. On February 6 the Court ordered Mr. Howie to show cause. ECF No. 506. In his response, Mr. Howie states he believes he has not defied the September 2024 sanctions order for two reasons: (1) it does not reflect a payment due date; and (2) he intends to appeal the order at the conclusion of the case. ECF No.…