Northridge Church v. Charter Township of Plymouth

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• holding that Rule 60(b)(5) applies to motions to modify or vacate consent judgments
• applying Aufo and Vanguards to motion to modify 1995 consent judgment where church had agreed to township's restrictions on its use of property
• “[E]ven the requirement that the motion be made within a ‘reasonable time,’ which seems literally to apply to motions under Rule 60(b)(4), cannot be enforced with regard to this class of motion.”
• Rule 60(b)(5) “provides a means by which a party can ask a court to modify or vacate a judgment or order if a significant change either in factual conditions or in law renders continued enforcement detrimental.” (citation omitted)
• applying same to consent judgments

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