16 Cited authorities

Trbovich v. Mine Workers
404 U.S. 528 (1972) Cited 892 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that a union member's interest was not adequately represented by the Secretary of Labor because the Secretary had a "duty to serve two distinct interests, which are related, but not identical:" that of the individual union member and that of the general public
Roeder v. Islamic Republic of Iran
333 F.3d 228 (D.C. Cir. 2003) Cited 196 times
Holding that, pursuant to the reasoning of Transaero, "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be treated as the state of Iran itself rather than as its agent"
Fund for Animals, Inc. v. Norton
322 F.3d 728 (D.C. Cir. 2003) Cited 169 times
Holding the standards for constitutional standing and the second factor of the test for intervention as of right are the same
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. National Children's Center, Inc.
146 F.3d 1042 (D.C. Cir. 1998) Cited 180 times
Holding that "third parties may be allowed to permissively intervene under Rule 24(b) for the limited purpose of seeking access to materials that have been shielded from public view either by seal or by a protective order"
Dimond v. District of Columbia
792 F.2d 179 (D.C. Cir. 1986) Cited 129 times
Holding that an insurance company could intervene as a defendant under Rule 24 in part because the government could not be expected “to make the same legal arguments that [the company] would make”
Jones v. Prince George's County, Maryland
348 F.3d 1014 (D.C. Cir. 2003) Cited 65 times
Holding that a daughter of a shooting victim had Article III standing to pursue a wrongful death claim because "the shooting deprived [her] of her father's financial and emotional support, the shooting indisputably caused her loss, and a favorable decision would remedy this injury"
Donnell v. United States
682 F.2d 240 (D.C. Cir. 1982) Cited 117 times
Holding that fees should not be awarded under the Voting Rights Act fee-shifting provision where an intervenor entering the litigation on behalf of the Justice Department contributes “nothing of substance in producing th[e] outcome” of the litigation
Columbus-America Dis. v. Atlantic Mut. Ins. Co.
974 F.2d 450 (4th Cir. 1992) Cited 72 times
Upholding in rem jurisdiction over wreck 160 miles offshore based on tender of items recovered to court and salvor's recovery operations
Beauregard, Inc. v. Sword Services LLC
107 F.3d 351 (5th Cir. 1997) Cited 53 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that even when a single litigant advances the cost of maintenance, all claimants are eventually required to share in such cost
Sierra Club v. Van Antwerp
523 F. Supp. 2d 5 (D.D.C. 2007) Cited 29 times
Concluding that “plaintiffs' alleged forum shopping [was] insufficient to warrant transfer” because “for each strategic rationale that motivated plaintiffs . . . there [wa]s likely an equally compelling strategic basis” spurring the movant's motion to transfer
Rule 24 - Intervention
Fed. R. Civ. P. 24 Cited 9,144 times 34 Legal Analyses
Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them
Section 530D - Report on enforcement of laws
28 U.S.C. § 530D Cited 9 times 1 Legal Analyses
Requiring Attorney General to report to Congress a decision to refrain from defending the constitutionality of a federal statute or not to appeal an adverse determination thereof

Laroque et al v. Holder

16 Cited authorities

Holding that a union member's interest was not adequately represented by the Secretary of Labor because the Secretary had a "duty to serve two distinct interests, which are related, but not identical:" that of the individual union member and that of the general public

Holding that, pursuant to the reasoning of Transaero, "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs must be treated as the state of Iran itself rather than as its agent"

Holding the standards for constitutional standing and the second factor of the test for intervention as of right are the same

Holding that "third parties may be allowed to permissively intervene under Rule 24(b) for the limited purpose of seeking access to materials that have been shielded from public view either by seal or by a protective order"

Holding that an insurance company could intervene as a defendant under Rule 24 in part because the government could not be expected “to make the same legal arguments that [the company] would make”

Holding that a daughter of a shooting victim had Article III standing to pursue a wrongful death claim because "the shooting deprived [her] of her father's financial and emotional support, the shooting indisputably caused her loss, and a favorable decision would remedy this injury"

Holding that fees should not be awarded under the Voting Rights Act fee-shifting provision where an intervenor entering the litigation on behalf of the Justice Department contributes “nothing of substance in producing th[e] outcome” of the litigation

Upholding in rem jurisdiction over wreck 160 miles offshore based on tender of items recovered to court and salvor's recovery operations

Holding that even when a single litigant advances the cost of maintenance, all claimants are eventually required to share in such cost

Concluding that “plaintiffs' alleged forum shopping [was] insufficient to warrant transfer” because “for each strategic rationale that motivated plaintiffs . . . there [wa]s likely an equally compelling strategic basis” spurring the movant's motion to transfer

Granting the right of intervention to qualifying persons "unless existing parties adequately represent" them

Requiring Attorney General to report to Congress a decision to refrain from defending the constitutionality of a federal statute or not to appeal an adverse determination thereof