Topp v. Pincus
- Lorna Schofield
- 1:20-cv-10016
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Topp v. Pincus, Judge Schofield granted Tashikan Corp.’s motion to intervene because it shared a legal question and faced no undue prejudice.
Tashikan Corp. and the original parties, Sylvia Topp, Harry Pincus, and Monica Pincus.
What happened
In Topp v. Pincus, Tashikan Corp. asked to join the case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. The dispute concerns an apartment property.
The court said Tashikan Corp.’s interest in the property shared a legal question with the main case. It also said intervention would not unfairly delay the case or harm the original parties, which had a similar interest in selling the property. No party objected.
Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted Tashikan Corp.’s application to intervene under Rule 24(b) and directed the clerk to close the motion at Docket No. 117.
The detailed version
- Topp v. Pincus · No. 1:20-cv-10016
- Lorna Schofield
- July 9, 2025
Background
Tashikan Corp. applied to intervene in the case under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 24. Intervention allows a nonparty to join an existing lawsuit. The opinion identifies Tashikan Corp.’s interest as involving the apartment property at issue and states that Tashikan Corp. and the original parties had a similar interest in selling that property.
Court’s Analysis
The court granted permissive intervention under Rule 24(b). It found that Tashikan Corp.’s interest shared a common question of law with the main action. The court also found that intervention would not unduly delay the case or prejudice the original parties’ rights. In addition, no party objected to Tashikan Corp.’s motion.
Disposition
Judge Lorna G. Schofield granted Tashikan Corp.’s application to intervene. The court directed the Clerk of Court to close the motion listed at Docket No. 117.
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