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I haven't found any catchy imagery for describing the abuse-of-discretion standard of review. The difficulty in defining that standard is demonstrated in this oft-cited (88 times, according to Westlaw) definition from James v. Jacobson, 6 F.3d 233, 239 (4th Cir....

Full post as published by Legal Writing Prof Blog on February 22, 2008 (boomark / email).

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