The following excerpt is from Zamudio v. FMC Corp., No. 2:16-cv-02693-TLN-DB (E.D. Cal. 2019):
An intervenor has a "significant protectable interest" when (1) it asserts an interest that is protected by law, and (2) there is a "relationship" between the legally protected interest and the plaintiff's claims. See State ex rel. Lockyer v. United States, 450 F.3d 436, 441 (9th Cir. 2006).
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