Chiles v. Thornburgh
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
865 F.2d 1197 (11th Cir. 1989)
Senator Lawton Chiles (plaintiff) sued federal officials over conditions and improper long-term use of the Krome detention facility, with Dade County and Florida's governor permitted to intervene; separately, detainees, homeowners, and a homeowners' association sought to intervene, but the district court dismissed the entire suit, finding Chiles, the county, and the governor all lacked standing, that the detainees could instead seek habeas relief, and that the homeowners hadn't alleged an injury. The plaintiffs and would-be intervenors appealed.
Whether a party seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24 must independently satisfy the requirements for general standing to sue, or whether it suffices that an original party to the litigation has standing.