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Can Parties Use Settlement Agreements to Vacate a Prior Judgment?
The District Court held that by voluntarily entering into the Settlement Agreement, the parties had forfeited their right to seek vacatur. The District Court reasoned that vacatur should only be granted when it serves a public interest, which, it said, was absent in this situation.
U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Company v. Bonner Mall Partnership
The District Court held that by voluntarily entering into the Settlement Agreement, the parties had forfeited their right to seek vacatur. The District Court reasoned that vacatur should only be granted when it serves a public interest, which, it said, was absent in this situation.
U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Company v. Bonner Mall Partnership