Valero Terrestrial Corp. v. Paige

How courts have described this case

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• holding that Bancorp applies to a district court’s decision to vacate its own ruling
• holding that Bonner Mall applies only to “appellate vacatur of appellate decisions”
• concluding, when mootness was caused by state legislature’s amendment of statute and not acts by executive branch officials before the court, district court was correct to vacate its judgment
• noting modification “is required where there'has been a significant change either in factual conditions or in law” (emphasis added)
• suggesting a governor, as opposed to other executive officials, may be considered at fault for mooting legislation
• vacating judgment against state executive officials after state legislature mooted case by- amending statute governing disposal of toxic waste

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