Puppies 'N Love et al v. Phoenix, City of

Filing 37

ORDER granting 21 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Judge David G Campbell on 3/26/2014.(DGC, nvo)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

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Puppies 'N Love, et al.,
Plaintiffs,

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ORDER

v.

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No. CV-14-00073-PHX-DGC

Phoenix,

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Defendant.

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The Humane Society of the United States (“HSUS”) has filed a motion to

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intervene pursuant to Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Doc. 21. The

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motion is fully briefed and no party has requested oral argument. The Court will grant

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the motion under Rule 24(b).

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A court may grant permissive intervention “where the applicant for intervention

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shows (1) independent grounds for jurisdiction; (2) the motion is timely; and (3) the

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applicant’s claim or defense, and the main action, have a question of law or question of

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fact in common.” United States v. City of Los Angeles, 288 F.3d 391, 403 (9th Cir.

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2002). Permissive intervention is a matter within the sound discretion of the district

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court. See Kootenai Tribe of Idaho v. Veneman, 313 F.3d 1094, 1110-11 (9th Cir. 2002).

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HSUS has satisfied each requirement for permissive intervention. Although the

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Court is sensitive to Plaintiff’s concern that permitting HSUS to intervene will create a

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“two-on-one” dynamic in this litigation (Doc. 29 at 14), the Court concludes that HSUS’

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particular interest and specialized knowledge will aid the Court’s analysis.

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IT IS ORDERED that the Humane Society of the United States’ motion to
intervene (Doc. 21) is granted.
Dated this 26th day of March, 2014.

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