Stringfellow et al. v. Concerned Neighbors in Action et al.
Decided March 9, 1987. Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 85-184 · 480 U.S. 370 (1987) · Cited 369 times
Holding
A district court order granting permissive intervention but denying intervention as of right is not immediately appealable.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Concurring · 2
- Thurgood Marshall
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
- Richardson-Merrell Inc. v. Koller Ex Rel. Koller · 472 U.S. 424 (1985)
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
- Kerr v. United States Dist. Court for Northern Dist. of Cal. · 426 U.S. 394 (1976)
- La Buy v. Howes Leather Co. · 352 U.S. 249 (1957)
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. · 337 U.S. 541 (1949)
- Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
- Catlin v. United States · 324 U.S. 229 (1945)
- Douglas Oil Co. of Cal. v. Petrol Stops Northwest · 441 U.S. 211 (1979)
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc. · 450 U.S. 79 (1981)
- Fishgold v. Sullivan Drydock & Repair Corp. · 328 U.S. 275 (1946)
- Baltimore Contractors, Inc. v. Bodinger · 348 U.S. 176 (1955)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc. · 511 U.S. 863 (1994)
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