Legal Opinion
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 1, 1987No. 79, Docket 87-6124PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON 0. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal from a denial of a motion to intervene requires some consideration of the standard for determining when an interest is “adequately represented” by a party to a lawsuit within the meaning of Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a)(2). The American Petroleum Institute (API) appeals from an order of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Morris E. Lasker, Judge) denying its motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. and other groups concerned with air pollution against the New York State Department of…
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3Cited by2 opinions
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