Legal Opinion
United States of America v. J.B. Stringfellow, Jr., Concerned Neighbors in Action and Penny Newman, Intervenors-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1986No. 84-5682PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
Concerned Neighbors in Action (“CNA”) and its chairwoman, Penny Newman, appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to intervene as of right in an action brought by the United States and the State of California against thirty-one parties who are allegedly responsible for release of hazardous wastes from the Stringfellow Acid Pits. We conclude that the district court erred in finding that appellants failed to meet the requirements of intervention under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a)(2). 1
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
CNA is a nonprofit organization consisting of over 400 residents…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by47 opinions
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