The following excerpt is from Black & Veatch Corp. v. Modesto Irrigation Dist., CASE NO. 1:11-cv-00695-LJO-SKO (E.D. Cal. 2011):
There are "four requirements for intervention as of right: timeliness, an interest relating to the subject of the action, practical impairment of the party's ability to protect that interest and inadequate representation by the parties to the action. The rule is construed broadly in favor of applicants for intervention." Greene v. United States, 996 F.2d 973, 976 (9th Cir. 1993), aff'd, 64 F.3d 1266 (9th Cir. 1995).
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