Legal Opinion
Frederick Music Co. v. Sickler
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 17, 1989No. 88 Civ. 4169 (JMW)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WALKER, District Judge:
Plaintiff and defendant both claim sole ownership of the renewal copyrights in the song “Night Train” attributable to Jimmy Forrest’s authorship. Petitioner Oscar Washington, a co-author of the song, has moved to intervene in this action. For the reasons stated below, petitioner’s motion is denied.
Under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a)(2),1 applicants may intervene as of right if they demonstrate: “(1) an interest in the subject matter of the action; (2) that the disposition of the action may, as a practical matter, impair that interest; (3) that the interest is…
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3Cited by1 opinion
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