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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 42:12101 Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA)

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Case No. 15-cv-02726-PSG

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF FROM 

GENERAL ORDER 56

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

AMANDA JONES,

Plaintiff,

v.

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER 

CORPORATION, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 15-cv-02726-PSG

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’

MOTION FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 

RELIEF FROM GENERAL ORDER 56

(Re: Docket No. 26)

This district’s General Order 56 applies to “any action which asserts denial of a right of 

access protected by Titles II or III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.” Plaintiff Amanda 

Jones has brought just such an action—her complaint raises claims under Title II of the ADA 

against Defendants National Railroad Passenger Corporation and the Santa Cruz Metropolitan 

Transit District.1 Defendants nevertheless ask the court to relieve them of the requirements of 

General Order 56 because, they argue, Jones’ allegations may give rise to negligence liability, but 

they do not suffice under the ADA.2 Even assuming that Defendants are correct, the fact remains 

that General Order 56 merely requires a plaintiff to “assert[] denial of a right of access” under the 

ADA; it does not speak to how strong the ADA claims must be. Defendants offer no other reason 

why General Order 56 should not apply. The motion is DENIED.

 

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See Docket No. 1 at ¶¶ 22-36.

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See Docket No. 26.

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Case No. 15-cv-02726-PSG

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SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 17, 2016

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PAUL S. GREWAL

United States Magistrate Judge

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