Legal Opinion
Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. v. Watt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 19, 1983No. 82-3443PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether the district court erred in denying the application of the National Audubon Society to intervene as of right under Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The Sagebrush Rebellion, Inc. brought the underlying lawsuit in 1980 against the Secretary of the Interior. The suit challenges the legality of actions taken by former Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus when he recommended the creation of a Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area in Idaho and then, by public order pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act,…
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