Judge grants motions to intervene, orders intervenors to file full pleadings within 30 days

The presiding judge granted the unopposed motions to intervene in the civil cases arising from the Humphreys County explosion and directed intervening parties to file their actual petitions within 30 days. "Then I will grant those motions to intervene," the judge said, and added that intervenors must file a pleading “in the form of a petition… and they have 30 days to do that.”

Connor Blair, attorney for defendant AAC, told the court he did not oppose unopposed petitions but asked the court for an orderly process because several hearings and filings had accumulated since the last appearance. The judge also encouraged counsel to coordinate about consolidation of related cases (case numbers discussed included 10600, 10623 and 10624) and said she would check whether other counsel objected before making any consolidation order.