Backcountry Against Dumps v. Bureau of Indian Affairs

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Backcountry Against Dumps, et al., No. 2:20-cv-01380-KJM-DB 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER 13 v. 14 United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 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 19 | 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. 21 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 23 | 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 25 | represent that interest.”…