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 RE: MOTION FOR
v. SANCTIONS
NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER Re: Dkt. No. 610 CORPORATION, et al., 11 Defendants. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is a motion for sanctions in the form of attorney’s fees and costs brought by Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation (“Amtrak”). ECF No. 610. Defendant Amtrak moves the Court to sanction Plaintiff’s counsel Carla Aikens and the law firm of Carla Aikens, PC, and Catherine Cabalo and the law firm of Peiffer Wolf Carr & Kane1 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1927 and the Court’s inherent power. Plaintiff filed an Opposition (ECF No. 626) and Amtrak filed a Reply (ECF No. 633). For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Amtrak’s motion for sanctions.2 II. BACKGROUND In Plaintiff’s operative Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”), Plaintiff alleged five claims 23…