Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Backcountry Against Dumps, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01380-KJM-DB Plaintiffs, ORDER v. United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al., Defendants. 16 Terra-Gen Development Company, LLC moves to intervene as a defendant in this action 18 challenging the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ approval of a wind project in San Diego County. The motion is unopposed. The court held a hearing on November 6, 2020 and explained its intent to 20 grant the motion, which it now does in this order. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 governs motions to intervene. A party may intervene 22 as of right under Rule 24(a) when it “claims an interest relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the action, and is so situated that disposing of the action may as a practical matter 24 impair or impede the movant's ability to protect its interest, unless existing parties adequately represent that interest.”…