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S e a tt l e , W a s hi ngt on B efo re: B . F L E T C H E R , T A S H IM A an dT H O M A S , C i rcu i tJu d g es. A s h le yC r e e kP r o p e rtie s , L .L .C ., ap p e a ls th e d is tr ic t c o u rt’s d e n ia l o f its m o t i o n t o i n t e rv e n e . We h a v e j u r i s d i c t i o n p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U. S . C . § 1 2 9 1 , a n dwe a f f i rm. A shl eyC re ek soug htt o i nt ervene i n thi s l aw sui tfi l ed by G re at er Y e l l ow s t one C oa l i t i on, N a t i ona l R e s our c e s D e f e ns e C ounc i l , S i e rr aC l ub, a nd D e f e nde r s of W i l dl i f e t o e nj oi n the e xpa ns i on of J . R . S i m pl otC om pa ny ’ s S m oky C a n y o n M in e . E a r lyin th e la w s u it, th e d is tr ic t c o u rt g r a n te din te rv e n o rs ta tu s to S i m pl otas w el l as t o v ar i ou s I daho and W yom i ng ci t i es and cou nt i es , U ni t ed S t ee l w orkers L ocal 63 2, and the Idaho F arm B ureau A ss oci at i on . A shl eyC re ek so u g h trep eat ed l y, al b ei tu n su ccessfu l l y, am i cu s cu ri ae st atu s. T hi s c ourti ns truc t e d the di s tr i c tc ourtt o c onduc te xpe di t e d br i e f i ng on the fi nal m er i t s of the ca se . T he conservancygrou ps, S i m pl ot , and the fe dera l agenci es3

al l m ov ed for s um m ary j ud gm ent . P ursuantt o thi s c ou rt ’ s i nstruct i on s, the di stri ct c o u rt is s u e da n e x p e d ite ds c h e du lin g o r d e r . A ft erthe expedi t ed bri ef i ng on the sum m ary j ud gm entm ot i on s had been com pl et ed and three w ee ks before the di stri ctcourt ’ s s chedul ed deci si on , A shl ey C r e e k m ove d t o i nt e rve ne . T he di s tr i c tc ourtdi d notabus e i t s di s c r e t i on i n hol di ng th a t A s h le yC r e e k ’s m o tio n to in te rv e n e w a s n o t tim e ly . See L eagu e of U ni ted L at i n A m . C i t i

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