International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers of America, et al v. Ford Motor Company

Filing 56

ORDER denying 55 Motion to Intervene. Signed by District Judge Robert H Cleland. (LWag)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION INTERNATIONAL UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, AEROSPACE, AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA; and BOBBY HARDWICK, WALTER BERRY, RAYMOND J. MITCHELL, FAY BARKLEY, ARLEN BANKS, YVONNE HICKS, and BRUCE CARRIER on behalf of themselves and all other persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant. / ORDER DENYING MOTION TO INTERVENE Before the court is a motion to intervene filed on September 5, 2008 by Wendy Koch, Jonathon Lee Riches and Cory Lancaster ("Movants"). The motion is not supported by a brief as is required by the local rules, E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(c)(1), nor is it clear that a copy was served on all the parties in this matter. In addition to these deficiencies, the motion is without substantive merit. Movants seek to intervene in a case that was closed on August 29, 2008, six days before the motion to intervene was filed. Put simply, there is nothing left on which to intervene. To the extent Movants seek to intervene in order to move for reconsideration of the court's August 29, 2008 "Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law," Movants have failed to "demonstrate a palpable defect by which the court and the parties have been misled" the correction of Case No. 07-CV-14845 CLASS ACTION

which "will result in a different disposition of the case." E.D. Mich. LR 7.1(g)(3). these reasons, IT IS ORDERED that the motion to intervene [Dkt. # ] is DENIED. S/Robert H. Cleland ROBERT H. CLELAND UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: November 18, 2008

For all

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was mailed to counsel of record on this date, November 18, 2008, by electronic and/or ordinary mail. S/Lisa Wagner Case Manager and Deputy Clerk [phone]

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