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230(a) to require a movant seeking intervention as of right to satisfy each of the following four elements: (1) The application for intervention must be timely; (2) The applicant must claim an interest relating to the property or transaction that is the subject of the action; (3) The applicant must be so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter impair or impede the applicant's ability to protect that interest; and (4) The applicant's interest must not be adequately represented by existing parties

230(a) must be construed in light of the overarching principle that "intervention is a matter of discretion" and must be balanced against the interests of existing parties in the orderly and efficient resolution of their dispute

Moreover, the interest asserted by the proposed intervenor must be a "direct" and "present" interest — not merely a speculative or potential future interest — in the subject matter of the litigation

Ridgemark Adequately Represents Pinnacle Shores' Interest, Defeating Intervention as of Right Even assuming, arguendo, that Pinnacle Shores possesses a cognizable interest in this action — which Fairwater disputes — the Bank's Motion must still be denied because Ridgemark, the existing Plaintiff, adequately represents the Bank's interest

To overcome this presumption, the movant must make a concrete showing that the existing party's representation "may be" inadequate due to collusion, adversity of interest, nonfeasance, or incompetence

For all of these reasons, Ridgemark adequately represents Pinnacle Shores' interest in this litigation, and the Motion must be denied