Legal Opinion
George Keepseagle v. Thomas Vilsack
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 4, 2016No. 14-5223PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKINS.
WILKINS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Timothy LaBatte, a class member in a class action against the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), seeks to intervene in that class action — despite the fact that the action was settled and closed — after his claim for compensation under the terms of the action’s settlement agreement was denied. We affirm the District Court’s determination that it lacked ancillary jurisdiction to hear LaBatte’s challenge. We do so because LaBatte’s motion to intervene is unrelated to the underlying lawsuit and…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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