Legal Opinion
International Paper Company v. The Inhabitants of the Town of Jay, Maine, Appeal of State of Maine
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 10, 1989No. 89-1295PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
The state of Maine (“Maine”) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought by International Paper Company (“IP”) against the town of Jay, Maine. The issue on appeal is whether Maine’s interest in the suit, which challenges a local environmental ordinance as violative of state law, is sufficient to require the district court to allow Maine to intervene under one or more of the provisions of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. Finding no legal error or abuse of discretion, we affirm the lower court’s denial of Maine’s…
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