Legal Opinion
United States v. City of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 16, 1999No. Docket Nos. 98-6146, 98-6162PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN M. WALKER, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Appellants Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition et al. (“Coalition”) sought to intervene as defendants in this action brought by the United States to enforce the obligations of New York City (“City”) under federal law to ensure the safety of its drinking water. The Coalition contends that the district judge erred in denying its motion to intervene under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. We disagree and thus affirm the district court’s denial of the motion.
BACKGROUND
The history of this case begins with a statutory and regulatory scheme enacted in the…
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