The following excerpt is from U.S. v. State of Or., 913 F.2d 576 (9th Cir. 1990):
However, a consent decree need not impose all the obligations authorized by law. See Local 93, 478 U.S. at 522-23, 106 S.Ct. at 3075; EEOC v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 611 F.2d 795, 800 (10th Cir.1979)(consent decree will not be vacated "merely because it is legally erroneous"), cert. denied, 446 U.S. 952, 100 S.Ct. 2918, 64 L.Ed.2d 809 (1980). Rather, the court's approval "is nothing more than 'an amalgam of delicate balancing, gross approximations and rough justice.' " Officers for Justice, 688 F.2d at 625 (citation omitted). The court need only be satisfied that the decree represents a "reasonable factual and legal determination." Miami, 664 F.2d at 441.
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