Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 7, 2002No. 99-12938PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
The Miami Community Police Benevolent Association appeals a district court order denying its motion for leave to intervene as of right, pursuant to Rule 24(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The district court denied the motion on the ground that the association’s interests were adequately represented by the parties in the case. We find no error in the court’s denial of the motion on that ground and therefore affirm its ruling.
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This lawsuit began on December 29, 1975, when the United States filed a complaint against the City of Miami (“City”), various city…
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