The following excerpt is from Butler Fitzgerald & Potter v. Sequa Corp., 250 F.3d 171 (2nd Cir. 2000):
We review the denial of a motion to intervene for abuse of discretion. United States v. City of New York, 198 F.3d 360, 364 (2d Cir. 1999). This standard reflects the view that district courts, due to their proximity to the dispute, usually have a better sense of the case's factual nuances upon which a motion to intervene often turns. United States v. Pitney Bowes, Inc., 25 F.3d 66, 69 (2d Cir. 1994).
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