Scott v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CAROL WILD SCOTT, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 22-cv-601 (CRC) WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Carol Scott, then 79 years old, was riding an Orange Line Metrorail train to McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., on a September evening in 2019. When the train pulled into her station, Scott heard an announcement over the intercom that the doors would be opening on the lefthand side. After waiting a few moments, but before the doors had opened, Scott rose from her seat and made her…