Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Town of East Hampton
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
178 F.R.D. 39 (1998)
Relevant factsFree
A&P (plaintiff) sued the Town of East Hampton (defendant) over its Superstore Law barring large retail stores outside a business district, challenging its authority, constitutionality, and effect on trade; Group for the South Fork (Group), an environmental organization opposed to major commercial development generally (even beyond what the Superstore Law itself restricted), sought to intervene as a defendant, noting its members lived near A&P's proposed site.
IssueFree
Whether intervention should be granted if an existing party can adequately represent the proposed intervenor's interests and intervention would unduly complicate the litigation.
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