Legal Opinion
Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc. v. Robert A. Mosbacher, Associated Fisheries of Maine, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 11, 1992No. 91-2122PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIS, Senior Circuit Judge.
In this appeal, we determine that a regulated group has a sufficient interest to intervene as of right in a suit filed by public interest organizations seeking more extensive regulation by a federal agency. We also conclude that the proposed inter-venors’ interest would not be adequately represented by the government. Accordingly, we will reverse the district court order denying intervention.
The appellants are seven commercial fishing groups that were refused intervention under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a). This suit was brought by the plaintiffs…
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- Dimond v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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