Legal Opinion
United States v. South Florida Water Management District
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 28, 1991No. Nos. 89-6029, 89-6269PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal by three farm corporations and three agricultural organizations (together, the "Farm Interests") of the District Court's order denying them intervention under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a) and (b). The Farm Interests, or their members, rely on the defendant South Florida Water Management District (the "Water District") to provide irrigation and flood control services for their crops. The Farm Int~rests claim to be proper parties to this suit because the plaintiff United States seeks to restrict the Water District's operations. The United States claims…
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