Armada Broadcasting, Inc. v. Stirn

Richard Schauf (Schauf) seeks review of a court of appeals' decision denying him the right to intervene in Armada Broadcasting, Inc.'s, (Armada) action to compel disclosure of an investigative report in which Schauf is a subject. The court of appeals held that Schauf lacked a legally protected interest in closing the report from public access and thus denied his request. We disagree. We find that Schauf meets the criteria for intervention as of right 1 and accordingly, we reverse the decision of the court of appeals and remand so that Schauf may intervene.

The facts are undisputed. The School…