Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Chestman, United States of America, Intervenor-Appellee

This case involves intervention under Rule 24, Fed.R.Civ.P., by the government into a civil case solely for the purpose of seeking a stay of discovery in that case pending completion of a criminal investigation concerning the same underlying facts. The district court denied intervention as of right under Rule 24(a) but granted permissive intervention under Rule 24(b). It then stayed discovery. Defendant, who has now been indicted, has appealed from the grant of intervention. Alternatively, he seeks a writ of mandamus vacating the order granting intervention. We dismiss the appeal for lack of…