Western Watersheds Project et al v. Bureau of Land Management

Filing 51

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 8/23/11 GRANTING 23 & 25 Motions to Intervene. (Donati, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT;
WILDEARTH GUARDIANS,
NO. CIV. S-10-2896 KJM-KJN

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Plaintiffs,

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v.
ORDER

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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,
an agency of the United States,

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Defendant.
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R.N. FULSTONE COMPANY, a Nevada

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Defendant-Intervenors.
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R.N. Fulstone Company and the Flying M Ranch have sought to intervene in this

22 action as defendants; neither plaintiffs nor the defendant Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
23 oppose the request. Both parties have filed timely applications, have shown that the status of
24 their grazing permits may be affected by this action, and that the BLM does not adequately
25 represent their interests. Wilderness Society v. United States Forest Service, 630 F.3d 1173,
26 1177 (9th Cir. 2011). Their motions to intervene as a matter of right are well-taken. FED. R.
27 CIV. P. 24(a). The court declines to impose a requirement that they file joint briefs.
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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the motions to intervene filed by R.N.

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2 Fulstone and the Flying M Ranch (ECF Nos. 23 & 25) are granted.
3 DATED: August 23, 2011.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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wwp2896.24(a)

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