Legal Opinion
Michigan Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1981No. 80-1087PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the district court erroneously denied the application of the appellant labor union to *104intervene. Intervention of right as well as permissive intervention were denied on the ground that the application was untimely. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion and affirm.
This class action was commenced to improve the plight of the approximately eight hundred mentally handicapped persons who reside at the Plymouth Center for Human Development, an institution located in Plymouth, Michigan. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- 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
- James D. Hodgson, Secretary of Labor, Mike Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Culbreath v. DukakisCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- Michigan Ass'n for Retarded Citizens v. SmithDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1979
3Cited by19 opinions
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- Triax Co. v. TRW, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Bradley v. MillikenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- United States v. City of DetroitCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2013
- Eastern Engineering & Elevator Co., Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, Local 5, International Union of Elevator Constructors, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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