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On the recordJune 29, 2001
Yes, I had been going on for some minutes now. I will go back over it again. I say to my good friend, you took an earlier version of my amendment, and in striking it out, No. 1, you left the one-third cap in, but you give the discretion to the judge to go up or down, with no guidelines by which that jurist goes up or down. In other words, there is no even standards of reasonableness. It could be implied, of course. But I looked upon the lodestar method, which is followed by the Federal courts in arriving at a fair and equitable fee situation. I just believe there is no guidance for the jurist in the proposal of my colleague.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Discussing concerns about an amendment related to judicial discretion in fee determinations.

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