Opinion
Civil Action No. 07-cv-00268-EWN-PAC.
June 4, 2007
ORDER
This matter is before the court on: (1) "Motion for Leave to Intervene as Defendants" (#16), filed on April 23, 2007 by the Colorado Cattleman's Association and the Partnership for the West; and (2) "Motion to Intervene as Intervenor-Defendant" (#18), filed on May 21, 2007 by the Mountain States Legal Foundation. Having reviewed the intervenor-applicants' respective briefs and supporting declarations and having considered Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24(a) and 24(b), the court finds that the intervenor-applicants are entitled to permissive intervention as defendants in this case. The intervenor-applicants may forthwith file their respective answers to the complaint.
Based on the foregoing, it is therefore ORDERED that the Intervenor-Applicants' motions to intervene (#16 and #18) are GRANTED.