Legal Opinion
Robert Francis v. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1973No. 72-1537PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
The United States Chamber of Commerce appeals to this court after being denied leave to permissively intervene in litigation before a three-judge district court in Francis v. Davidson, 340 F. Supp. 351 (D.Md.1972), summarily affirmed without opinion, 409 U.S. 904, 93 S.Ct. 223, 34 L.Ed.2d 168 (1972). The Chamber argues that it should have been allowed to intervene as of right under F.R.C.P. 24(a), or, alternatively, that the district court abused its discretion in denying it permissive intervention under F.R.C.P. 24(b). We find no merit in the contentions set forth by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- North Carolina v. RiceSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Donaldson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- William E. Nuesse, Commissioner of Banks, State of Wisconsin v. William Camp, Comptroller of the CurrencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Spring Construction Co. v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
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