Atlantis Development Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
379 F.2d 818 (1967)
Relevant factsFree
The United States (plaintiff) sued several companies (defendants) for building without permits on a set of islands off Florida that the government claimed were U.S. sovereign territory. Atlantis Development Corp. (Atlantis), which itself wanted to build on the islands, moved to intervene as of right, recognizing that a ruling on the islands' status would affect its own building plans. The district court denied intervention, and Atlantis appealed.
IssueFree
Whether a nonparty may intervene as of right when its interests are not adequately represented by the existing parties and the outcome of the litigation would practically impair those interests.