Wilkinson et al v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (TV3)

Filing 108

ORDER granting 107 Motion to Intervene. Signed by Magistrate Judge H Bruce Guyton on 4/25/17. (JBR)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
AT KNOXVILLE
GREG ADKISSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

KEVIN THOMPSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

JOE CUNNINGHAM, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.,
Defendant.

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No.: 3:13-CV-505-TAV-HBG

Lead Case Consolidated with

No.: 3:13-CV-666-TAV-HBG

as consolidated with

No.: 3:14-CV-20-TAV-HBG

ORDER
This case is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, the Rules of this Court,
and Standing Order 13-02.
Now before the Court is a Motion to Intervene [Doc. 151], 1 filed by Gallaher Bassett
Services, Inc. (“Gallaher Bassett”). Gallaher Bassett is the workers’ compensation insurance
administrator for Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc., and its employees, including Craig
Wilkinson who is a plaintiff in Wilkinson et al., v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., 3:15-CV-274TAV-HBG. Wilkinson, as well as six other cases, have been consolidated with the above captioned
cases for purposes of discovery, motion practice, and Phase I of trial. [Doc. 136].

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The Court refers to the docket entry in Adkisson et al., v. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.,
Case No. 3:13-CV-505-TAV-HBG, unless otherwise indicated.

Gallaher Bassett, as a subrogee, moves the Court to intervene pursuant to Federal Rule of
Civil Procedure 24 and Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-112 et. seq. The instant motion was filed on April
6, 2017. No party has responded in opposition, and the period for responding in opposition has
expired. The Court may treat the lack of opposition as acquiescence to the relief sought. See E.D.
Tenn. L.R. 7.2 (“Failure to respond to a motion may be deemed a waiver of any opposition to the
relief sought.”).
Based upon the lack of opposition and for good cause shown, the Motion to Intervene [Doc.
151] is GRANTED. Gallaher Bassett shall file its proposed Intervening Complaint [Doc. 151-2]
on or before May 1, 2017, in Wilkinson et al., v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., 3:15-CV-274TAV-HBG. The Clerk’s Office is DIRECTED to docket the instant motion and Order in
Wilkinson et al., v. Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., 3:15-CV-274-TAV-HBG.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
ENTER:

United States Magistrate Judge

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