The following excerpt is from La. Wildlife & Fisheries Comm'n v. Becerra, No. 2:19-cv-02488-KJM-CKD (E.D. Cal. 2020):
The movants' "burden of showing inadequacy of representation is 'minimal' and is satisfied if the applicant can demonstrate that representation of its interests 'may be' inadequate." Citizens for Balanced Use, 647 F.3d at 898 (citing Arakaki v. Cayetano, 324 F.3d 1078, 1086 (9th
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Cir. 2003)); see also Trbovich v. United Mine Workers of Am., 404 U.S. 528, 538 n.10 (1972). To evaluate the adequacy of representation, the court examines three factors:
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