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Dorsey v. Cunningham

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Jun 16, 1960
282 F.2d 842 (D.C. Cir. 1960)

Summary

In Dorsey v. Cunningham, 108 U.S.App. D.C. 359, 282 F.2d 842 (1960), we directed that Dorsey, Bath, et al., be allowed to intervene "by the participation of their counsel, limited in number as the District Court may prescribe, with respect to the filing of such pleadings and papers * * * [and] to matters designed to accomplish henceforth the basic purposes of the Consent Decree of January 31, 1958".

Summary of this case from Schmidt v. McCarthy

Opinion

No. 15720.

Argued June 8, 1960.

Decided June 16, 1960.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, F. Dickinson Letts, J.

Mr. Mozart G. Ratner, Washington, D.C., with whom Mr. Warren Woods, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellants.

Mr. Joseph DuCoeur, Washington, D.C., with whom Mr. Herbert J. Miller, Jr., Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for the Board of Monitors. Messrs. Raymond G. Larroca, Washington, D.C., and Howard P. Willens, Washington, D.C., also entered appearances for the Board of Monitors.

Mr. David Previant, Milwaukee, Wis., for appellee International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Mr. Raymond W. Bergan, Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

Mr. Seymour J. Spelman, Alexandria, Va., was on the brief for appellees Steve Milone, et al.

Mr. Godfrey P. Schmidt, New York City, entered an appearance for appellees Edward McFarland, et al.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and FAHY, Circuit Judges.


This case came on for consideration on the original record and was argued by counsel.

Upon consideration whereof it is Ordered by the Court that the order of the District Court of May 3, 1960, denying the motions of appellants, petitioners for intervention in the District Court, to intervene, is set aside and the District Court is directed to grant the said motions to intervene subject, however, to the conditions that the appellants, said petitioning intervenors in the District Court, are permitted to intervene by the participation of their counsel, limited in number as the District Court may prescribe, with respect to the filing of such pleadings and papers and the presentation of argument, oral or written, with respect to matters designed to accomplish henceforth the basic purposes of the Consent Decree of January 31, 1958, approved as modified in English v. Cunningham, 106 U.S.App.D.C. 70, 269 F.2d 517, certiorari denied 361 U.S. 897, 905, 80 S.Ct. 187, 4 L.Ed.2d 153, 181.

WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge, being of the opinion that Dorsey, et al. should not be permitted to intervene, dissents from the foregoing order.


Summaries of

Dorsey v. Cunningham

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
Jun 16, 1960
282 F.2d 842 (D.C. Cir. 1960)

In Dorsey v. Cunningham, 108 U.S.App. D.C. 359, 282 F.2d 842 (1960), we directed that Dorsey, Bath, et al., be allowed to intervene "by the participation of their counsel, limited in number as the District Court may prescribe, with respect to the filing of such pleadings and papers * * * [and] to matters designed to accomplish henceforth the basic purposes of the Consent Decree of January 31, 1958".

Summary of this case from Schmidt v. McCarthy
Case details for

Dorsey v. Cunningham

Case Details

Full title:Edwin D. DORSEY et al., and Harry Bath et al., Appellants, v. John…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Date published: Jun 16, 1960

Citations

282 F.2d 842 (D.C. Cir. 1960)

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