National Meat Association v. Brown et al

Filing 30

ORDER GRANTING 5 Motion to Intervene signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 01/5/2009. (Martin, S)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 ) ) ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) vs. ) ) EDMUND GERALD BROWN, et al., ) ) ) ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) NATIONAL MEAT ASSOCIATION, 1:08cv01963 LJO DLB IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ORDER GRANTING AMERICAN MEAT ASSOCIATION'S EX PARTE MOTION TO INTERVENE (Document 5)

Plaintiff National Meat Association ("NMA") brought the instant action for declaratory and injunctive relief on December 23, 2008. NMA's motion for preliminary injunction is set for hearing on January 28, 2009. On December 24, 2008, American Meat Institute ("AMI") filed an ex parte motion for leave to intervene under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. NMA filed a response on December 31, 2008, indicating that it did not oppose the intervention of AMI as a plaintiff. NMA requested that the hearing date for its preliminary injunction be maintained. NMA has conferred with counsel for AMI and neither party anticipates that a change in the hearing date will be necessary.

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Therefore, pursuant to NMA's non-opposition, AMI's ex parte motion to intervene as plaintiff is GRANTED. The January 28, 2009, hearing date for the preliminary injunction SHALL remain.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:

January 5, 2009

/s/ Dennis L. Beck UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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