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0 pointsb1123y ago0 comments

That's criminal, not civil court.

Civil court works on fiscal, property to mitigate damage. If he is found to breach contract, a court could order seizure of assets (cash or property).

There could be punitive damages assessed too, if his actions are seen as purposefully malign.

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Retric3y ago

Contempt of court is independent of the original cases criminal vs civil distinction.

You can have criminal contempt in a civil case and criminal contempt in a civil case. The rules vary by state but in PA it’s civil contempt is used to force people to comply where criminal is punishment for disobedience.

phrz3y ago

Are you under the impression that judges presiding over civil cases cannot exercise their inherent power (in some jurisdictions) to jail those in (severe) contempt of court?

b112OP3y ago

To both replies, I agree contempt of court is a thing. I misspoke.

What I mean is, the remedy for non-compliance with contracts, is fiscal, seizure, penalties of thus nature.

The goal of civil court is not the state punishing, but instead, laying out compensation, for damages, to the harmed.

There is no contempt of court for not paying these damages.

z3phyr3y ago

> There is no contempt of court for not paying these damages.

Then how does the civil court function? If nobody follows the courts order, the court is redundantly illegitimate.

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encryptluks23y ago

If there was then a lot of America would become slaves by not paying their debts. There may be contempt here though if Elon does something to really piss off the courts.

genocidicbunny3y ago

But at that point it's not just non-compliance with a contract, its non-compliance with a court order.

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