Yosef Karo, Moshe Isserless

“ Paragraph 2 A person who damaged his friend, the judges who weren't ordained in the land of Israel don't raise as funds the damage, pain, shame and ransom, but they do raise as funds the idleness and healing. ”

“ And similarly, if the damagee forcibly takes the amount that is appopriate to be allotted to him, [the beit din] doesn't take from [the damager's] possessions. Note: If the damagee says, "Measure for me my damages so that I know after [how much money he gives me] I will be appeased," we don't listen to him ”