Arthur Lewis, Jr. v. City of Chicag

EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.

After this suit had been pending for 14 years — indeed, after final judgment had been entered- — four persons sought to intervene in order to upset the judgment and improve their own fortunes at the expense of other members of the class. The district court deemed the proposed intervention untimely and denied the motion. Appellate review is deferential, see Sokaogon Chippewa Community v. Babbitt, 214 F.3d 941, 945 (7th Cir.2000), and we conclude that the district judge did not abuse her discretion in denying the would-be intervenors’ motion. (To simplify exposition, we…