Cates v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation

Filing 40

ORDER granting 37 Motion for Summary Judgment, signed by Judge Benjamin H. Settle. (ERA)

Case 3:18-cv-05448-BHS Document 40 Filed 04/20/20 Page 1 of 2

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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CASE NO. C18-5448 BHS

JASON CATES,
Plaintiff,

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v.

ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR
SUMMARY JUDGMENT

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER
CORPORATION,

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Defendant.
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This matter comes before the Court on Defendant National Railroad Passenger
Corporation’s (“Amtrak”) motion for summary judgment on punitive damages. Dkt. 37.
On November 6, 2018, Plaintiff Jason Cates (“Cates”) filed an amended complaint
against Amtrak seeking damages for injuries sustained when Amtrak’s train derailed and
struck his vehicle. Dkt. 27. Cates also seeks punitive damages. Id. ¶ 6.1.
On October 30, 2019, Amtrak filed a motion for summary judgment on Cates’s
request for punitive damages. Dkt. 37. Cates did not respond.

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ORDER - 1

Case 3:18-cv-05448-BHS Document 40 Filed 04/20/20 Page 2 of 2

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Upon review of the motion, the Court grants the motion on the same grounds and

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for the same reasons set forth in Mitchem v. Nat’l R.R. Passenger Corp., C18-5366-BHS,

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2020 WL 91490 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 8, 2020) and related cases cited therein.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 20th day of April, 2020.

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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge

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