State ex rel. Polo v. Cuyahoga County Board

Motion to Intervene

As a preliminary matter, Uffman-Kirsch cites Civ.R. 24 in support of her motion to intervene. See S.CtPrac.R. X(2) (“All original actions shall proceed under the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, unless clearly inapplicable.”). Civ.R. 24 is generally liberally construed in favor of intervention. See, e.g., State ex rel. LTV Steel Co. v. Gwin (1992), 64 Ohio St.3d 245, 247, 594 N.E.2d 616, 619. Nevertheless, Civ.R. 24(C) sets forth the following requirements for a motion to intervene:

“A person desiring to intervene shall serve a motion to intervene upon the parties as provided…