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Florida Commission on Ethics remands contested attorney-fees order for more detailed findings
Summary
The commission voted to remand a DOAH recommended order that would have imposed more than $25,000 in attorneyfees jointly and severally against four complainants, saying the ALJfailed to make the individualized Roe findings and that statute 112.317(7) does not clearly authorize joint-and-several liability.
The Florida Commission on Ethics voted to remand to the Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH) a recommended order awarding more than $25,000 in attorneyfees against four complainants in consolidated matters. Chair presided over the public session and adopted staffproposed remand after discussion and a roll-call vote.
Staff attorney Emilia Naomi told the commission that the administrative law judge(RO) had recommended joint-and-several liability for the four complainants but that Florida Statutes section 112.317(7) "does not contain explicit statutory authority" allowing each complainant to be held liable for fees generated by complaints…
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