Center for Native Ecosystems et al v. Salazar et al

Filing 13

ORDER granting 4 Motion to Intervene of Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Wyoming Stock Growers Association, by Judge John L. Kane on 8/25/09.(gms, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Judge John L. Kane Civil Action No. 09-cv-1463-AP CENTER FOR NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ALLIANCE, CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE, and NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL, Petitioners, v. KEN SALAZAR, Secretary of the Interior, and ROWAN GOULD, Director, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Respondents, and WYOMING FARM BUREAU FEDERATION and WYOMING STOCK GROWERS ASSOCIATION, Intervenors. ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO INTERVENE Kane, J. The Motion to Intervene of Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Wyoming Stock Growers Association (doc. #4), filed July 23, 2009, is GRANTED. This Court finds that, pursuant to the requirements of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a), Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Wyoming Stock Growers Association are entitled to intervene as of right. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Wyoming Stock Growers Association shall hereby be allowed full rights to participate as a party to this action. In briefing on the merits of the appealed agency action, intervenors shall avoid duplicating the

government's arguments and shall, if possible, file a combined brief. DATED this 25th day of August, 2009. BY THE COURT: s/John L. Kane John L. Kane, Senior District Judge United States District Court