A federal judge in Atlanta has ordered MARTA to explain why he should not hold the transit authority in contempt for a 13-year failure to comply with his 2002 injunction to improve services to its disabled riders.
In a show-cause order issued Nov. 16, U.S. District Chief Judge Thomas Thrash said that disabled customers “have clearly stated a case of noncompliance” by MARTA since the judge directed the transit authority to abide by federal regulations requiring it to provide adequate transit services to people with disabilities.
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