Legal Opinion
John Lelsz v. John T. Kavanagh v. The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas, Movants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1983No. 82-2164PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas and two residents of Texas institutions for the mentally retarded appeal from the denial of their motion to intervene of right in a class action brought by other residents of those institutions against state officials. Because we find that the district court, 98 F.R.D. 11, did not abuse its discretion in holding the proposed intervention untimely, we affirm the order denying intervention and dismiss the appeal.
On November 27, 1974, several residents at Texas schools for the mentally retarded filed a class…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- 17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 528, 14 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7813 Eddie Stallworth v. Monsanto Company v. J. W. Palmer, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Piambino v. BaileyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. Perry County Board of Education, Joann Parsons, Movants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
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