Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
Appellate Procedure
Ct. of Appeals granted motion by law firm to "add" law firm to docket, where law firm had been awarded legal fees from class action settlement fund arising out of its representation of individual litigants, where appellants (class action counsel) filed instant appeal seeking portion of law firm's fees on ground that appellants contributed to creation of fund from which law firm's fees would be paid. Law firm possessed sufficient interest in outcome of case to warrant inclusion in docket. Ct., though, noted that law firm's status would be that of party in said appeal even though law firm did not request permission to intervene and further found that Dist. Ct. would be free to examine propriety of fees awarded to law firm should appellants prevail on appeal.