United States of America v. Michael Adams, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky grants motions to intervene filed by several organizations, individuals, and a county clerk in the United States’ action seeking Kentucky voter registration information. The court permits intervention under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(b), finding the motions timely, presenting common questions of law, and causing no undue delay or prejudice.

Holdings

1. The court did not decide entitlement to intervention as of right because permissive intervention was warranted under Rule 24(b).
2. A court may permit intervention when the motion is timely and the proposed intervenor has a claim or defense sharing a common question of law or fact with the main action; the court must then consider undue delay, prejudice, and other relevant factors.
3. The proposed intervenors' motions were timely.
4. The proposed intervenors asserted defenses sharing common questions of law with the main action.
5. Permissive intervention would not cause undue delay or prejudice to the original parties.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the proposed intervenors' motions were timely under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(b).
2. Whether the proposed intervenors asserted claims or defenses sharing a common question of law or fact with the main action.
3. Whether permissive intervention would cause undue delay or prejudice to the original parties.
4. Whether the proposed intervenors were entitled to intervention as of right under Rule 24(a)(2).

Disposition

other