Legal Opinion
New Orleans Public Service, Inc., Ernest Morial, Movants-Appellants v. United Gas Pipe Line Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 8, 1982No. 82-3194PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Consumers and certain city officials bring this appeal from a district court order denying their motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a) and (b) for leave to intervene in this lawsuit. We find that the consumers have no right to intervene. However, we reverse the decision denying intervention to the government officials, and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
New Orleans Public Service, Inc., (NOP-SI), is a private corporation holding a franchise agreement with the City of New Orleans to supply public utility service to the Parish of Orleans. NOPSI provides both natural gas and…
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