Earth Island Institute et al v. Quinn et al

Filing 48

ORDER signed by Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr on 7/29/14 ORDERING that J.W. Bamford, Inc.'s MOTION TO INTERVENE, 22 is GRANTED. (Mena-Sanchez, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE, and
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL
DIVERSITY,

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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
INTERVENE1

Plaintiffs,

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No. 2:14-cv-01723-GEB-EFB

v.
TOM QUINN, in his official
capacity as Forest Supervisor
for the Tahoe National
Forest; and UNITED STATES
FOREST SERVICE, an agency of
the Department of
Agriculture,

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Defendants.

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J. W. Bamford, Inc. (“Bamford”) moves to intervene in

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this lawsuit as a defendant-intervenor either as of right under

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Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (“Rule”) 24(a) or permissively

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under

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Bamford argues:

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Rule

24(b).

(Mot.

to

Intervene

1:14-18,

ECF

No.

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This motion is timely, . . . Bamford has a
significant interest in defending the Big
Hope Project, for which it will be conducting
timber salvage and hazard tree removal as the
Macedon Salvage Sale purchaser[, t]he outcome
of
this
litigation
threatens
[its]
interests[,]” and “the existing parties do
not adequately [represent] their interests.”

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This matter is suitable for decision without oral argument.
R. 230(g).

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E.D. Cal.

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Id. at 1:20-27. Bamford’s motion is unopposed. Id. 1:17-20; Pls.’

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Statement of Withdrawal of Opp’n, ECF No. 46.

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Since Bamford has shown it is entitled to intervene in

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this action as a defendant-intervenor, its intervention motion is

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GRANTED.

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Dated:

July 29, 2014

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