S.H. v. Stickrath

OPINION & ORDER

ALGENON L. MARBLEY, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the Court on the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association’s (OCSEA) Motion to Intervene. Plaintiffs brought a class action on behalf of all juvenile detainees incarcerated at Ohio Department of Youth Services (“ODYS”) facilities, alleging a myriad of unconstitutional conditions. OCSEA, a labor union representing over 1,000 ODYS employees, moves to intervene pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a) and (b). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES this motion.

II. BACKGROUND

This litigation…