Smith v. BIC Corp.

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• the court 2 need not vacate a judgment even when all non-defaulting parties 3 request that it do so
• “[T]he 11 social value of precedent, created at cost to the public and other litigants, should not 12 become a bargaining chip in the process of settlement.” (cleaned up)

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