Kalbers v. United States DOJ, No. 20-56316, 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 38331 (9th Cir. Dec. 28, 2021)
The district court abused its discretion in denying Volkswagen's motion to intervene in a FOIA action seeking production of documents concerning Volkswagen's dieselgate fraud. Volkswagen satisfied Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(a)'s three requirements for intervention as of right. It had a significant protectible interest in asserting that the sought documents were exempt from FOIA disclosure under Exemption 4. A ruling… Read More