Turn Key Gaming, Inc., Miller & Schroeder Investments Corp. v. Oglala Sioux Tribe

RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Miller & Schroeder Investment Corp. appeals the District Court’s denial of its application to intervene as of right under Fed. R.Civ.P. 24(a). We hold that Miller & Schroeder has satisfied the requirements of Rule 24(a), and we therefore reverse.

The pending lawsuit involves a dispute over a Management Agreement between Turn Key Gaming, Inc., and the Oglala Sioux Tribe, under which Turn Key was to develop, construct, and manage a gaming facility on Oglala Sioux tribal lands. All costs of constructing and equipping the project were to be advanced by Turn Key and…