The following excerpt is from Washington Elec. Co-op., Inc. v. Massachusetts Mun. Wholesale Elec. Co., 922 F.2d 92 (2nd Cir. 1990):
The denial of a motion to intervene under Rule 24(a)(2) is reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard. United States v. Hooker Chems. & Plastics Corp., 749 F.2d 968, 990-91 (2d Cir.1984). We find no such abuse in the district court's denial of the Rule 24(a)(2) motion.
Rule 24(a)(2) provides a four part test for intervention as of right:
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