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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO 
WESTERN DIVISION 
 
JESSICA SHARP, et al., 
Plaintiffs, 
v. 
CITY OF WILMINGTON, OHIO, et al., 
Defendants. 
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Judge Jeffery P. Hopkins 
 
 
ORDER 
 
 Pending before the Court is the Motion to Intervene (Doc. 13) filed by Proposed 
Intervenor Amazon Data Services, Inc. (“Amazon”). There are two types of court-sanctioned 
intervention by a potential party into an existing lawsuit: intervention as of right under Fed. 
R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2) and permissive intervention under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(b)(1)(B). Amazon 
argues intervention is appropriate under both . Docs. 13, 21. Plaintiffs oppose intervention. 
Doc. 20. The Wilmington Defendants support intervention. Doc. 19. Having reviewed all 
pertinent filings, the Court finds that Amazon is entitled to intervene as of right under Fed. 
R. Civ. P. 24(a)(2). See Wineries of the Old Mission Peninsula Ass’n v. Twp. of Peninsula, 41 F. 4th 
767 (6th Cir. 2022). Accordingly, Amazon’s Motion to Intervene (Doc. 13) is GRANTED. 
 Amazon is ORDERED to comply with the deadlines set forth in this Court’s Order 
Setting Hearing (Doc. 11). No extensions will be permitted. Amazon is further ORDERED 
to file its responsive pleading under Fed. R. Civ. P. 24(c) (attached as an exhibit to its Reply 
(Doc. 21-1)), along with any response to Plaintiffs’ Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order 
and Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 5), no later than Thursday, June 1 1, 2026. See generally 
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Providence Baptist Church v. Hillandale Comm., Ltd. , 425 F.3d 309 , 314 –15 (6th Cir. 2005) 
(favoring permissive, rather than “exacting,” application of Rule 24(c)’s pleading 
requirement). Plaintiffs may file a reply in support of their injunctive relief motion by 
Monday, June 1 5, 2026. This case remains set for a hearing on Plaintiffs’ Motion for a 
Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 5) on June 16, 2026, at 10:00 
a.m. in Courtroom 7, Room 117. 
IT IS SO ORDERED. 
June 9, 2026 
 Jeffery P. Hopkins 
 United States District Judge 
 
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