https://twitter.com/stevekovach/status/1547959887459602433

  • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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    2 years ago

    It's actually really hard to collect after the court orders a judgement in a civil case in your favor. Company to company, or insurance to private is easier. Cuz they want to rule of order to prevail so their businesses can keep existing in good faith.

    But a judgment from an individual to individual is not easy to enforce. And that's basically my take here. It's that the judge realizes that musk is an individual. One with the means to ignore the order and keep going in other court cases. His been doing it already with the sec.

    The reason it's easier for a company to collect from an individual is because they basically have the state and finance behind them. They can go to the bank, or the state and ask for help. But when it's let's say you are suing your neighbor for damages cuz of something. It's basically in good faith and that person respecting the rule of law that makes them pay up. The can and many times just don't pay nor follow the order.

    It would undermine the system just like she says.

      • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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        2 years ago

        What's legal bills to the richest man in the world?

        That's the issue. The judge knows it's nothing to him. So his just going to get slapped with a fine so the system can keep operating in good faith.

        I don't think people realize how much of everything in the world is just good faith and people wanting some type of order.

        You can get a huge order in your favor on a civil case. And if the defendant doesn't want to pay. You really don't have much recourse. The state is not going to sieze that person's assest for you.

        I'm not a lawyer. But contempt of court on a civil case isn't a thing. They aren't going to drag you too jail for it.

        But i also don't know if this is a civil case I'm not really following it.

        • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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          2 years ago

          You can file for garnishment though. Probably wouldn't work on Musk, because he technically doesn't 'take wages', but that is the normal course of things.

          • 20000bannedposters [love/loves]
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            2 years ago

            Creditors can

            Individuals in most states cant.

            I don't really know where this musk case lands. But it's clear the judge knows she's powerless to make him buy Twitter. Probably shouldn't of said it out loud though. Gives the game away