Legal Opinion

Grutter v. Bollinger

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided August 10, 1999No. Nos. 98-2009, 98-2248PublishedCited by 121 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDaughtrey, J., joined by Moore, J.,

STAFFORD, D.J. (p. 401), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.

Before us are two cases in which proposed defendant-intervenors were denied intervention under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a) and (b), in actions brought against the University of Michigan contesting the use of an applicant’s race as a factor in determining admission. The appeals come from separate district courts but present similar, and in some instances the same, issues for our consideration. We have therefore consolidated the two cases for purposes of this opinion, and we find in both…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Trbovich v. United Mine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Martin v. WilksSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Michigan State Afl-Cio v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  4. Norman Purnell, Administrator of the Estate of Armstead Land, A/K/A Armstad Land v. City of Akron v. Damon Campbell Carissa CampbellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
  5. In Re Birmingham Reverse Discrimination Employment LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988

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3Cited by121 opinions

  1. Utah Ass'n of Counties v. ClintonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
  2. Kathy Stupak-Thrall,plaintiffs-Appellees v. Daniel Glickman,defendants, the Wilderness Society, Proposed Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  3. United States v. MichiganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2005
  4. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action v. GranholmCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
  5. In Re Troutman Enterprises, Inc., Debtor. Donald F. Harker Iii, Trustee v. Rufus Troutman, Terry Troutman, and Lester TroutmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002

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