Oregon Natural Resources Council, Inc. v. Tulelake Irr. Dist.

980 F.2d 738 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. OREGON NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL, INC., an Oregon non-profit corporation; Wendell Wood; Mark Gaffney, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TULELAKE IRRIGATION DISTRICT, Intervenor-Appellant. No. 91-36085. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1992. Decided Nov. 24, 1992. Before TANG, BRUNETTI and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Tulelake Irrigation District appeals the district court's denial of its motion to intervene as a defendant in a suit brought by the Oregon Natural Resources Council against the Bureau of Reclamation alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act. 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531 et seq. Intervention was sought as a matter of right under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(a) and, alternatively, by permission under Fed.R.Civ.P. 24(b). We reverse the district court's denial of intervention as a matter of right. 3 * Tulelake Irrigation District ("TID") is a public agency that…